U.S. Mommies To Be

[southerngal2]

well hello ladies, long time no talk! all those babies are getting so big now and super cute.... im pretty close to full term now i only have 2 more days untill 37 weeks and i reeeeeeeeally hope she comes soon though i dont wanna go over 40 weeks. its starting to suck now

37 weeks now!

Hope you're feeling ok.

 

[sma1588]

yup 37 weeks already but i was checked at the hospital and im only 50% thinned and a fingertip open so that sucks. i think she might end up over due. i feel like crap most of the time and hurt so bad but her butt in my ribs and always feeling sick because of this heat

 

[southerngal2]

Yuck! The end is the worst! They feel huge in there!

But it won't be long now!

You got everything ready?

 

[MissFox]

aww you never know! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to not go overdue.

 

[sma1588]

i have everything ready except the bouncer isnt put togather so we dont waste space for now, and the bumpers and sheets are being made for the crib but thats no problem either because she will be in a bassinet next to me anyways. i will have OH put the carseat base in his car soon. so ya theres little things to be done but for the most part were ready....

i cant get comfy no matter what and still cant eat much...... i just feel like bouncing her out of there to bad it probly wouldnt do any good

 

[lisaf]

bouncing on an exercize ball can help her engage not the worst idea there is

Do you guys have a place that can inspect the carseat/base installation? It was really hard to get ours in right and the CHP helped me do it (for free). They say that 80% of carseats are installed wrong.

 

[sma1588]

i might just have to try that, im willing to try anything to get her to move out of my ribs and to get her out soon.....as far as the carseat we can get the infant one in fine its the convertable one that will have to be checked its tooo confusin. were not using that for awhile though

 

[lisaf]

it was my infant one that I couldn't install correctly, lol... my issue was that my middle-seat in the back isn't allowed to use the LATCH system and it had a shoulder belt. This caused the base to be pulled in such a way that it kind of tipped the front part upward. We had to use a locking clip instead.

I kind of want to re-install the seat over on the passenger side but I know its 'less safe' so I can't bring myself to do it

 

[sma1588]

i think OHs car has the middle seatbelt like that too and my car doesnt have a middle seat only has 2 side seats so we will have to have it on the side. they all have the hooks though. i will have it double checked at the hosp. thanks

 

[tlh97990]

lisa will those places actually install the base or carseat for you or do you have to attempt it and they'll fix it?

Also, those that have had their babies already what all did u really need for your hospital bag? so far i have my camera and charger packed, a couple pairs of sweat pants and tshirts, socks, underwear, bra, hair stuff (brush, headband, pony tail holder)..then i know like toothbrush toothpaste the stuff i cant do yet

and for baby did your hospital provide diapers bottles formula etc. for the stay or did u bring any of that?

 

[MissFox]

Sounds good. I was given all the baby stuff I needed at the hospital( and then so.e) I got an extra Binki andante extra nose sucker too because they were the best.

 

[lisaf]

carseats - yes they will install it from scratch for you, but I attempted it first and they fixed it, lol.
Make sure you're allowed to use the LATCH hooks in the middle seat on your car... just because the hooks are there, doesn't mean its safe. Kind of hard to explain, but the hooks may be only for side installations (passenger side is 2nd safest position). The hooks for the center have to be connected behind the seat if its safe to use, mine were not, they were only connected to the hooks by the doors.

yes, they have everything you need for baby in the hospital.. just bring the carseat (keep it in the car until you're ready to leave, lol), an outfit for going home (my hospital won't let you dress them in your own clothes for security reasons until you're ready to leave), a blanket for bundling them in the carseat though I forgot that and the hospital gave me one of theirs which is pretty awesome flannel blanket, great for swaddling early on.

For yourself, bring a camera, your cell phone, charger, going-home clothes (you will still need maternity-wear) and toiletries. I had lots of other stuff packed and didn't use it at all though. My friend wishes she had brough her own pajamas.. but I was wearing the big mesh underpants with an ice pack and maternity pad shoved in there so I didn't want to wear my own clothes.

Take whatever you can from the hospital.. diapers, nose bulb (they really are way better than any you can buy!), bring that squirt bottle they give you, the witch hazel pads, any extra maternity pads if you're still bleeding heavy.. I took some extra mesh underwear too since I was dripping blood as I pulled my underwear down and sat on the toilet.. didn't watn to stain my own underwear. Heck I even took the pink bucket they gave me to wash my pump parts since they said they were just going to throw it out. I now use it on my kitchen counter to hold clean bottles and nipples, lol.
the Sitz bath thing was kind of useless at home.. it just fell in my toilet since my seat wasn't right for it I guess.

 

[tlh97990]

i feel like i have a good idea of what i'll need and we only live 2 minutes from the hospital so i can always send my boyfriend home to get stuff...but he doesnt really listen very well to specifics so id probably ask for a pair of jeans and get a dress lol

 

[MissFox]

 

[lisaf]

lol, yes, my DH needs VERY specific instructions on how to find stuff.... he sucks at it

 

[tlh97990]

did any of you get professional pics done of your newborns? i kind of want to get some done relatively soon after shes born but some people have said to wait til closer to a year old

 

[lisaf]

I didn't, but then I bought a digital SLR so we could take our own pics.
Newborn professional pics are awesome, but they do look like newborns still and are mostly sleeping pictures.

I also was just so overwhelmed with everything when he was born I wouldn't have had the energy/time until 2 months old anyway.. but then again I had PPD so that made me feel extra overwhelmed. And the BFing struggle was like the only thing I was focused on for ages.

 

[MissFox]

I had it all set up to go to. I love the newborn pictures. My incision got infected and was oozing and ended up bleeding pretty heavily so during the time I was supposed to get her newborn pics done I was in the er. I also do my own photoshoot every couple of months. I couldn't wait til 1 yr. But its all up to you. I get sad when I see newborn pictures and don't have that newborn photo shoot of my own.

 

[sma1588]

i have a coupon for 1 free newborn pic with a professional and im going to get that done even if daddy has to take her. were also going to ge them done through kmart/olan mills because hey have a baby package thats free unill they are 3 months old. after she gets those done shes going to have holiday pix done......so yup were getting lots of pix done and im buying a new camera on monday

 

[heyyady]

I wanted to- and then with a month in the NICU and getting used to juggling, etc once they came home, it just never happened- I totally feel you, MissFox, I get twinges of jealousy when I see newborn shots, especially with twins