when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[SoonToBePreg]

Congratulations MrsK, he is gorgeous. Sorry you had a slow and long birth.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Good morning ladies. It was so late, I didn't feel like typing out details last night. Teddy is here and just the absolute cutest baby ever. We're all snuggled up now. After all the dragging of labor, the actual pushing was pretty fast, maybe a little over an hour. I let the epidural fade so I could tell what was going on and push effectively, and he came out pretty easily. He's definitely a little cone head!

He finally arrived 3/11, at 11:49pm. 6lbs, 15oz, and 20" long. He's a little guy for being a week late. He has a tongue tie, so we're trying to nurse, but I think we'll do better once that's snipped.

I just had a tiny tear, two stitches, and I'm doing pretty well. No pain so far, but we'll see if that lasts! Apparently I'm made for pushing! Laboring just isn't for me

I'm ready to sleep for a week! Like that's gonna happen any time soon...

 

[PDReggie]

YEAH! He is adorable. So glad to hear everything worked out in the end. Congrats!

 

[curiousowl]

MrsK he's amazing! Congrats! Sorry your labor was so arduous but you have a healthy happy baby and that's all that matters. And that's nice that pushing wasn't bad!

 

[JCM]

Yay!!!! Love his little face!

 

[MgreenM]

glad you got the tongue tie figured out right away!

 

[curiousowl]

Oh, yes, meant to mention, my BFF's baby had a lip tie and she said nursing was a million times better once they got that fixed. She's still doing it at 15 months now.

 

[MrsKChicago]

We've been home a couple days now, and we're settling into a routine. We're getting the hang of nursing, and we're learning his schedule enough to time showers and naps around him. DH goes back to work Wednesday or Friday, so that's a bit scary, but hopefully I'll be in good shape by then, and I have friends and family I can call on for help.

 

[MgreenM]

You will be fine! Besides, you have all of us if you have questions! Glad nursing is going better!

Josie hasn't slept well the last couple of nights...I think it is a combination of daddy being away and teething. Josie has now had oatmeal and banana...going to try something new this week I think...maybe apple, maybe avocado or sweet potato...don't know. Mom is here to help this week so that is nice.

Hope everyone had a good weekend!

 

[PDReggie]

Good luck MrsK. I hated when DH went back to work but Abigail and I did well.

Sorry Josie isn't feeling well, teething sucks.

Abigail's first tooth popped through her gum overnight. I am thanking all that is holy that it came through and am hoping this means she will be feeling better in the next day or so. She has refused her bottle for three days now and runs a fever even with tylenol. It got so bad I took her to the Dr. mon because I thought this cannot be all teething. Turns out it can be all teething. For three days and two nights she cried non stop, refused to eat more than about 2 ounces at a time (usually she eats 6), wouldn't sleep unless she was being held, wouldn't play, and had a fever. She wouldn't take a teether for more than a few minutes at a time. It was a rough few days. I actually stayed home from work Monday because I hadn't slept the night before. She is in a much better mood today. She slept all through the night last night and had 4 ounces this morning. Still not a full bottle but at least she seems happy again. I then felt in her mouth and sure enough I can feel the very edge of one tooth in there. It's not fully in yet, so I anticipate she still won't be completely back to normal for a few days until this and the second one we can see coming are both fully through the gums. But at least she seems to be through the worst of the pain.

Hope everyone is doing well. How are our preggo ladies feeling?

 

[JCM]

Hi guys! I'm exhausted! Heartburn is back times 10! Yuck! We snuck a peek at DHs office last night and she has flipped herself upside down so she's cooperating and doing what she's supposed to I guess!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I hope you and Abigail get a break now that the tooth broke through! Poor baby!

JCM, I'm glad she's getting into the right position. Teddy did somersaults at that stage, so don't be concerned if she flips again.

LSD is getting close, based on her posts in the March Facebook group. I'll tell her you guys would love an update when her little one arrives.



We're doing ok here! Teddy gets his best sleep starting around 4am, so we just went ahead and stayed in bed til 2pm. I feel like I finally got an ok amount of sleep, even if it took 13 hours in bed to do it. I really want some lunch, but he's asleep on my chest and I really don't want to put him down.

 

[MgreenM]

Wow! Abigail is ahead of Josie on teeth! She hasn't cut any yet!

Glad you got some sleep MrsK!

JCM - sorry about the heartburn! I lived off of tums while pregnant!

Josie turns 6 months on the 24th! She is sitting unsupported for extended periods of time and we got our first belly laugh tonight! She has now tried oatmeal, banana, and sweet potato. She likes sweet potato the best! She is very observant of her surroundings and when she sees something she wants, watch out! She will launch herself towards it! We get big smiiles all the time.

Funny pumping story: I was doing my usual morning pumping session at work and writing notes as I always do. All of the sudden, I felt wetness on my leg...the bottle was overflowing!

Also, this winter has been challenging with the daycare closings and having back up child care. As I have thought about things more, I would like to be able to attend special school events/field trips without having to worry about work. So I have been considering changing from working in the hospital to home health or maybe even going to pediatrics and working in the school system. I am slowly exploring what my options are. However, I have realized that my current work environment is ideal for pumping so I won't make any changes until after Josie turns 1. I am taking my time before making a decision as I want to do what will be best for myself and my family.

Reggie - how are you doing back at work? Has anyone else gone back to work?

 

[PDReggie]

JCM - I'm sorry you aren't feeling good. I hope it gets better but even if it doesn't you are getting closer!

MrsK - I'm glad you got some decent sleep. It's hard in the beginning. I was so happy when Abigail stated sleeping more. I love the picture you have of him as your profile. Tell lsd we are excited for her to have her little one.

M - Abigail seems to be kind of random in her timing of things. She got her first tooth pretty early at 4 1/2 months. She rolled from one side to the other at 2 months which is crazy early but oddly rolled from her back to front when according to the Dr. they start by rolling from front to back. And after 2 months she still doesn't roll from her front to back. She does however, get her little legs up underneath her and then inch forward on her belly. I'm convinced she's never going to roll from her front to her back. I am doing okay being back at work. I think it helps that even though I'm always busy, working for the county gives me a lot of leeway in taking time off if I need it. I get a ton of sick time and since I set my schedule with the court I can make sure that I don't have anything if I want to take off for school events. Basically, these are the things that make up for low pay. I will say that the other day when my crazy dude spit on me, had I not been able to go to a co-workers house over lunch and shower and change so I didn't have to pick up Abigail in those clothes and unclean, I may have seriously looked for a new job. But as heinous as that was, I love my job and they are incredibly mellow about so much that it makes it easy. Plus my boss is female and had 5 kids so she's pretty understanding of anything.

 

[curiousowl]

Hey guys, glad to hear it sounds like the babies are doing well Hope Abigail's teeth come in more smoothly.

JCM, the heartburn is unreal. I've been on Pepcid since 12 weeks and have been supplementing more and more with TUMS.

This baby is still doing flips! Just Tuesday I think she flipped again from transverse to head down. She'd already done that once and gone back. I think it's because I'm tall and she's only 40-50th percentile so she has lots of room. My doctor of course freaked me out by saying if she hadn't flipped by 36-37 weeks that she wouldn't and I'd have to schedule a c-section for 39 weeks. She's also very into this 41weeks induction thing. I feel like ever since I expressed a desire to go med-free she's trying to tell me everything that will go wrong. I get that flexibility is good but I think it's too early to talk about some of this stuff.

Physically, feeling good though. Achy and tired but really can't complain much. Our crib finally arrived but some of the pieces were damaged so now I'm waiting on replacements. We got a chair but still have no dresser or shelves and no closet organizer. Most of my stuff from my shower is still in CA so none of the clothes have been washed or diapers prepped. She also still doesn't have a name. Basically this baby better not come early! DH says it's not a big deal. Men.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Mine pulled the same thing, Owl. The mattress only just went into his crib Tuesday night! We managed, and you will too, though I think he would have enjoyed his paternity leave a lot more if he hadn't spent it doing all the things he should have done a month ago! If you're prepping prefolds, look up boiling them. So much faster than washing a gabillion times.

Grandma's coming for a visit, so I guess I ought to go give the bathroom a quick swish...

 

[PDReggie]

Hey curious - I'm sure everything will be ready when baby gets here. And if not, well half the time Abigail's room looks like a tornado hit it because I am in a hurry and randomly throw clothes around. I'm pretty sure the nursery only looks complete and pretty prior to baby moving in. (But I'm also horrible at being tidy). Don't let your doctor freak you out. I know how terrifying it is to have them tell you that if something doesn't clear up you will have to have a c-section. At the end of the day, my labor was pretty much everything that can go wrong other than baby in distress. We made it through and quite honestly, when you are in the middle of it, you aren't nearly as stressed as you anticipate being. By the time they called for a c-section, I had been induced, awake for over 24 hours because you totally cannot force yourself to sleep the night before, was running a fever from getting an infection, and was quite honestly, bored out of my mind because my labor had stalled hours earlier. I'm sure everything will go perfectly for you. And no matter what happens, at the end of the day, you will have an adorable baby to cuddle and that will make whatever else happened okay.

 

[curiousowl]

Hey curious - I'm sure everything will be ready when baby gets here. And if not, well half the time Abigail's room looks like a tornado hit it because I am in a hurry and randomly throw clothes around. I'm pretty sure the nursery only looks complete and pretty prior to baby moving in. (But I'm also horrible at being tidy). Don't let your doctor freak you out. I know how terrifying it is to have them tell you that if something doesn't clear up you will have to have a c-section. At the end of the day, my labor was pretty much everything that can go wrong other than baby in distress. We made it through and quite honestly, when you are in the middle of it, you aren't nearly as stressed as you anticipate being. By the time they called for a c-section, I had been induced, awake for over 24 hours because you totally cannot force yourself to sleep the night before, was running a fever from getting an infection, and was quite honestly, bored out of my mind because my labor had stalled hours earlier. I'm sure everything will go perfectly for you. And no matter what happens, at the end of the day, you will have an adorable baby to cuddle and that will make whatever else happened okay.

Aw, thanks, I really appreciate the pep talk! I know it's going to be fine no matter what happens

 

[MrsKChicago]

Hey ladies. Lsd posted in our facebook group that little Emma Rose is here. Born yesterday at 11:51, 8lbs 1oz. She hasn't been on B&B in awhile but said I could update you. Sounds like they're both doing well!

 

[ladders]

Ah that's great news, pass on my congratulations