Gosh I have a lot to catch up on! I'm hoping everyone is doing well today.
Just got back from my OB appt. and I'm effacing (not sure how much) and 1cm dialated. Not sure if that's good or not. Also went ahead and signed up for the induction study and DRUMROLL..... We weren't picked! I feel so freaking good with how things turned out but I am still keeping everything crossed he comes on July 31st.
well last night I had another one and just started sobbing. It was kind of cool because he started moving and I felt like he was telling me he was OK. Anyway random, but cool.
July 31st is the day we decided if I signup for the induction study and get chosen. With all this superstition AND it being HP's birthday that study is looking more appealing. I'll be 39+5 on the 31st so it's actually right when I wanted anyway. We'll see what doc says about my progression at today's appointment.
A Have-You-Ever-Experienced-This question: I'll try and describe it the best I can. I feel like I've been having one big long contraction. My stomach is so tight and I have that crampy contractiony feeling. But instead of contract-and-release, its contract-and-stay-there. Its been this way for over ten minutes now. It doesn't really hurt, but it is uncomfortable. Doctor call worthy?
Happens to me when I work out AKA walk. If you sit down and relax and it doesn't let up I might call the doc.
bibliothecary why are you still having to deal with this! Lame.
Fucking sucks. I'm not asking for anything crazy. Just give me the money to fix the car, pay for the hospital bills, and my lost day of work. That's it. But they're dicking me around. I'm keeping copies of everything I send to them. I anticipate needing to contact a lawyer.
Wait what insurance do you have? I need to make sure we don't have them too since they sound like such PEACHES!
The level of sasshole I would be in your situation at this point is not pretty. FX it gets resolved quickly!
Is anyone else kind of looking forward to having periods again? I've always hated mine and was overjoyed to be pregnant just to escape them, but CM has sort of plagued me for the last 20 weeks. It's gonna be awesome to have 2-3 weeks out of every month when I don't have to think about liners, pads or tampons...
Well of course I did. That's a hard one not to laugh at. But it was extra weird because in the dream the power cord broke and I had these sparking wires hanging from my boob and I thought I was going electrocute my baby.
I need to go back and read through all the randoms. I kind of stayed away yesterday because I have myself completely freaked the fuck out. Two days ago I was feeling "leaky" again like earlier in my pregnancy and I feel 95%90% 99% sure it's just me not emptying my bladder all the way so I just haven't done anything about it. I'm sure it's nothing but I have this guilt of what if. Baby boy is moving around plenty though so I, again, know it's probably nothing.
Well I think all my anxiety about it though has led me to having dreams
so I'm all upset about it but trying to think rationally, which is not an easy fucking feat these days.
In other news, I'm starting to get cramps that make me feel like I'm about to start my period (only in front though, not through the back). I lost a tiny bit of my MP yesterday. I've stopped "leaking" since yesterday morning so yay there.
Also, damn this is a long post but this is how I'm feeling about everything right now with my poor DH:
I had my hair colored and I use a purple shampoo every time I wash. You might get pretty far with purple shampoo on dry hair for a bit if you want to try that first zonagirl
I have all kinds of goodies in my "bribe the nurses to be extra helpful" basket and I can't seem to stop grabbing stuff from it. I really need to stop because I'm not sure I have enough between delivery and postpartum care to cover all of them!
Neither did I. It is something I would do, but I'm not sure it is something done in birth centers? It might be a hospital thing. I think there would just be a couple nurses for me and I shouldn't be there for a long time so I don't know....
So if I knew it was going to be only a few nurses I might do something like below. It's not really a "thing" I don't think. If it was then you wouldn't get special attention right? No, it's just something my Mom does for my SIL's nurses because she's into hospital bribery, lol.
2nd Edit: I'm Using Earth Mama Third Trimester Tea and I'm only having one cup a day right now. Once I go to my appt this week 38w4d I will up it to at least 2X a day.
runningmommy519 will they let you do touch hold while they stick him for sugars? Do they give him sucrose?
They attempted SIX iv starts on Amelia yesterday. Six. One was in her head. None of them worked because her tiny veins are blown from having so many IVs since she was born. Not sure if they are going to try again today or not. They are calling me mom of steel because I held her hand and did a touch hold the whole time. So now I'm feeling like I'm a terrible, unfeeling bitch because watching her get iv sticks doesn't make me freak out. DH had to leave the room before it started because he doesn't do blood. My thinking is that I can help her to be more calm and to feel less pain if I stay, so of course I'm going to stay.
You are definitely not a unfeeling bitch. You are a strong Mom. You need to stay strong for your daughter because you're the one who will keep her safe. I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through, but you are truly one strong lady.
Sorry to hear about the continued troubles nimfalen FX it will go down magically!
girlonabike all I've had today is sugar. Pineapple, a donut stick, some candy, and now a banana. FML. I really need to quit this shit and go to the grocery store and buy something I will actually eat that isn't sugar.
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