Sticking Together Crew

[FloridaGirl21]

10lbs wow!! Good job Raych

Too bad we didn't get a last bump piccie

 

[cranberry987]

Ouch surgical stitches. Bodies grow babies the perfect size tho! Lovely that she's here

That thing about redheads is on https://myobsaidwhat.com/ (common ob myths). I think they just say it to scare women tbh. Its been worth me reading that tbh in case they say any of that stuff to me

 

[truthbtold]

Im so glad we dont know how much these babies will weigh until we push them out because I would be freakin terrified to know in advance that I have to push 10lbs out my crotch lol. I have horrible stitches with my 7lbers so I couldnt imagine. Way to go Raychel.

 

[cranberry987]

IVe had growth scans and tbh if he was measuring big I'd quote how innacutate the measurements are. As he's measuring fine I believe them ignorance is bliss!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

At my 40 week visit, dr estimated DS would be around 9 lbs 7 oz, off 1.5 lbs either way... which could've meant up to 10 lbs 15 oz. Luckily he was only 8 lbs 10 oz.

Dr hasn't said with this baby yet, but I wonder if s/he is a little big. Three of DH's brothers were over 10 lbs. If s/he's big, s/he's big.

 

[truthbtold]

I dont even want weight guesses from my doctor they may scare me lol

 

[DrGomps]

Congrats Rachel!! And welcome to the world Eden!! Wow 10lbs and just gas and air! Super impressive!! Can't wait to see pics!! And I am so happy you didn't have to be induced and got the waterbirth.

I am sorry I have been so MIA...DH has been home and is so antsy and is constantly bugging me to do things. Driving me nuts!! HE doesn't realize that you can't do as much with a newborn and everything takes 4x as long. He is not good at going with the flow. I can't wait for him to go back at work...hes stressing me out and I am getting little time on BnB.

I will try and catch up with everyones news soon/

Ericka...thats so cool that you work for the secret service....have you worked there for bush too or just Obama...I can imagine next year is going to be crazy.
Vicki, you shower looked like it was fab!! Its nice seeing a pic of you and putting a face to the name.

Anywho...DH is bugging me to run some errands. Be on later...hopefully.

I miss you ladies!!

 

[QueenVic]

God yeah I forgot Cass said she only had gas & air !! Wow...

My last day at work tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!! Last 5.30am wake up call (for now..hehe)

I did take a sneaky look at pickles growth chart and he would be around 9lbs if he carries on at that rate.. but then people say its so inaccurate

I WONDER WHO'S NEXT !!!!!

 

[truthbtold]

Hi Andrea, The secret service employees dont change with each administration like some other agencies. I have been here since 2006. At the Christmas party in 2008 George Bush asked me was I going to have my baby in the white house. I was huge and we were posing for a picture lol. He was a nice guy I wont speak on his work lol.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

I am sorry I have been so MIA...DH has been home and is so antsy and is constantly bugging me to do things. Driving me nuts!! HE doesn't realize that you can't do as much with a newborn and everything takes 4x as long. He is not good at going with the flow. I can't wait for him to go back at work...hes stressing me out and I am getting little time on BnB.

Haha this made me laugh. I think it always turns out one parent is much better at relaxing and going with the flow than the other is. Probably in time he'll get the hang of it and it WILL be helpful when he's around... but not until he can chill out!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Yeah, either they put something pretty amazing in that gas & air or we have some pretty super ladies here!!

 

[truthbtold]

Okay Medicine is not my expertise so is gas and air the same as oxogen mask we get during labor?

 

[cranberry987]

Gas n air is magical entonox! Nitrous and oxygen I think? Dunno. It's supposed to be amazing tho and it's cruel that you don't have it there! That's the only
Reason I'll be calling the mw so they bring the gas

 

[AmaryllisRed]

I think that's right, nitrous and oxygen. I googled it when the UK ladies first started talking about it. Apparently it's commonplace in the UK and almost nowhere in the states. And less risky than, say, an epidural. Or demerol, or whatever other pain relief they give us here.

 

[truthbtold]

Oh interesting. Sounds like something I would want to have.

 

[AmaryllisRed]

I know, right?

 

[lilrojo]

Hey ladies..

Holy moly really 10lbs.. what a big little girl she had.. Bet she is so cute though.. my dd was 5lbs 6oz couldnt imagine a bigger baby.. lol im pretty sure this one is small too.. my belly is tiny..

 

[cranberry987]

Morning

Sigh. Can't sleep. With the gas I think the only side effect is that it sometimes makes you have a dry mouth and can make things a bit trippy buy once you breathe without it for a few breaths it's out of your system.

I do love being preggo but all these babies makes me want mine!

 

[AmaryllisRed]

Helen, you should be next, right?

I was just reading that, generally speaking, subsequent babies get larger. Of course there are exceptions. But I thought it was interesting. I definitely feel like this baby is bigger than DS was...

 

[cranberry987]

Hm yeah I spose Unless all this stress makes me suck the baby up and I'm a legendary 46 weeker! That would suck as thats after my birthday!!

Luckily you don't have to worry about size with a c section booked can grow baby nice
And chubby and have no worries about it

My SIL had a baby recently at 8lb 11 and he lost 9% body weight in hospital then 9% at home. Dunno what the health visitor is doing as they don't seem to be back in hospital for feeding. Anyway. His weight was mostly fat as he's not actually that big, just really really fat so lucky he had it to lose. He's super sleepy because of all the drugs she had pumped into her at birth which is why he doesn't feed and they don't wake him as they've got two others bothering them. I'm not judging at all of course as I'm not in that situation but wtf ?! And then they dare comment on my birth preferences?

Hehe. Mrs ranty there ^^

4.30am. Rubbish!