You guys ... I have never created a D16 weekday thread because I'm on the west coast. But hey, I'm up at 4am with hellfire heartburn and major lightning crotch, so what the heck? What's everyone up to this Friday?
As for me, I have a very exciting day planned of returning things to Target and trying to finish all my holiday shopping online because the idea of driving and waddling around town sounds completely unappealing right now. Also, I'd love to try to go back to bed for a couple hours, but a certain little person is having a dance party in my belly and I don't know if that's going to happen
Post by WineNChocolate on Dec 9, 2016 7:32:55 GMT -5
Good Morning! Welcome to the earlier risers club. I am usually up at 4:30am due to my daughter now thinking its an acceptable time. Her sickness has made a 10-12 hr schedule a 8-9 hr. Its pretty brutal on mommy and daddy. BUT since I am preggers I sleep like crap anyway!
Today, I am trying to get out my Christmas cards and then I need to decide what to send to my siblings for Christmas. We are doing the addition on the house, new baby coming and going to be not getting paid for 4 months so things are tight. But I feel like I need to give a lil something. Anywho this weekend I make my Christmas baskets with cookies, sugar scrub and hot chocolate. Those will go out next week.
Oh and its Friday and I dress up all the time, but today my friend I AM WEARING TIGHTS!! I COULD GIVE A RATS BUTT what people think. I am wearing a long sweater that covers my butt so there is some consolation..right. lol
WineNChocolate, sounds like a fun weekend! And yay for tights - I just pulled my boots off because apparently jeans + boots isn't going to work for me today. Will try to squeeze into my flats...
The coworker who drives me most crazy with her pregnancy questions/comments is not here today - that's a relief for sure!
I'm officially trying harder than ever to not beat myself up about my body taking it's sweet time. We have so much to be thankful for right now, it's just unnecessary stress, really. I'm going to try to take things day by day, and perhaps try to treat myself to something at least once a day... we'll see!
Tonight DH is meeting me downtown and we're going out for happy hour - I am ordering a glass of wine like a 40 week pregnant BAMF'r.
My work is hosting a shower today. Then I have my 38wk appointment later. My belly did not feel good last night, I think I may have had a couple of Braxton-hicks but nothing long or consistent. My secret goal has always been to make it to this Friday so I will take any work day past today as a nice bonus.
Okay, today is my ticker change day. 14 days to go. This feels do-able. DS was 39 weeks and 6 days and not that that means anything, but trying to tell myself (1) to wait until then to freak and (2) this just gives me more time to do all the Xmas-related stuff that still needs to happen. This weekend is a winter craft fair and DS's school, my sprinkle dinner and we need to pick up and decorate or tree. I still need to find another nice gift for my mom -- she was totally unhelpful and only asked for body wash.
I'm staying home all day for the first time since we got home from the hospital. We were supposed to go back to the hospital to meet with the LC, but I cancelled since we're transitioning her to formula. Yesterday and last night with Cora, and the complete turn around in her temperament, sleep, diapers, etc. all prove to me that we're doing the right thing. My boobs are NOT happy about it, and I had to pump again to relieve the engorgement. The crazy thing to me is that I produce plenty of milk volume wise -- it's just diet milk. The surgery that allowed me to have a healthy pregnancy and full term baby is the same one that won't allow me to produce milk with the nutritional content to feed said baby. If my boobs responded to pumping beyond the initial let down, I'd pump and bulk it up with a little formula like they did with DS in the NICU. Unfortunately, they only respond to the baby, not the pump.
That was a lot more rambley than I was intending
I need to try to get some gifts wrapped today while the kids are in school -- but I have to put down the sweet snuggly baby to do that. And I don't wanna!
Hazel and I have errands to run and I'm going to get my nails done. Then tonight the older girls are cheering at halftime of the high school basketball game and then DH and I are headed to his work Christmas party.
DD1 had to get glasses this week and I seriously cannot get over how grown up she looks. I swear she was a newborn like 5 seconds ago.
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We had my 38 week appointment yesterday and I'm feeling pretty discouraged. Last week I was 70% effaced, 1 cm dilated and her head was right there. This week I'm exactly the same. Pending an act of God, it's looking like DH will actually miss the baby's birth. We're both pretty upset, but that's military life for you. I have several good friends who have their husbands not there for the birth of their child because of military duty, so at least I'm in good company.
We have our office Christmas lunch today at Cheesecake Factory so I'm going to drown my sorrows in carbs and cheesecake
So sorry to read this kaydee0402. I was so hopeful for you guys with 70% effacement last week. C'mon baby! Hope the carbs and cheesecake make you feel better and magically move baby along.
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We had my 38 week appointment yesterday and I'm feeling pretty discouraged. Last week I was 70% effaced, 1 cm dilated and her head was right there. This week I'm exactly the same. Pending an act of God, it's looking like DH will actually miss the baby's birth. We're both pretty upset, but that's military life for you. I have several good friends who have their husbands not there for the birth of their child because of military duty, so at least I'm in good company.
We have our office Christmas lunch today at Cheesecake Factory so I'm going to drown my sorrows in carbs and cheesecake
I'm so sorry that it looks like he's missing it. Military life is so crazy.
Post by tbonequeen13 on Dec 9, 2016 10:55:56 GMT -5
I am feeling crampy again today, DD2 was going crazy in there last night and I'm worried she's jacked sideways again...if so, it isn't as far as last time because the majority of activity was still at the center of my belly. I am so tired of this false hope stuff- if I'm not going to go into labor before Tues, I wish my body would just leave me alone until then and quit acting like it's going into labor only to not do anything. Today is my last day of work before mat leave, so that's exciting.
Also, my freaking car ac/heater decided to crap out on me today, the coldest damn day of the year. I do not have have the time or the money to have it fixed, but I can't drive around with an infant in a car with no heat in the winter, so I guess I'll have to figure something out. Luckily, a friend of ours thinks it's the blower motor and he says he can fix it in an hr- we just have to come up with the $100+ for a new motor...
Question for you ladies today regarding induction - if I go in to be induced at 8:30PM, what do you think about the possibility of DH being able to run home the next morning around 7:00AM to take care of our dog? Seems like the process usually takes forever, but I don't want to plan to leave her at home and then realize that things are moving faster than expected. He'd be gone about 1 hour.
At the same time, wondering if your DH stayed overnight with you in the hospital during the beginning of induction? Or did he go home? I want him to be fresh and ready to support me the next morning, but I don't want to send him away and realize I need him!
kaydee0402 I'm sorry about the lack of progress, such a bummer. Enjoy your carbs and keep walking around to try to get things going, I guess?
mrsp121308 your DD looks so cute! I have bad eyes and wore purple glasses as a kid as well
W fx that your little man is still head down. She could have you try the spinning babies stuff (check out the website) or maybe she is talking about something like doing an external version where they manually try to turn the baby (look up ECV). Babies who have been head down previously in pregnancy and then flip are more likely to flip back than the stubborn ones who have been persistently breech (like mine). Also FWIW my kid has been breech for months and I can feel her hiccup down low all the time. I don't know if she is hiccuping out her butt or what
Winnifred I went in at 7am to start Induction and DS was born at 6:50 PM. They started pit around 8, and broke my water around noon. Do you know what there plan is for how to induce?
Thanks! Dr mentioned that they start with pills near the cervix. When he was looking at the calendar, he mentioned several times that he'd deliver the day following induction beginning. I told him it seems like sometimes it takes longer than that and he agreed that it could be two days.
Also EEK regarding a 12 hour induction process! Totally had it in my mind that it would take longer than that.
Winnifred I went in at 7am to start Induction and DS was born at 6:50 PM. They started pit around 8, and broke my water around noon. Do you know what there plan is for how to induce?
Thanks! Dr mentioned that they start with pills near the cervix. When he was looking at the calendar, he mentioned several times that he'd deliver the day following induction beginning. I told him it seems like sometimes it takes longer than that and he agreed that it could be two days.
Also EEK regarding a 12 hour induction process! Totally had it in my mind that it would take longer than that.
Everyone is so different. Is there any way you can ask a friend or neighbor to walk your dog that morning? Or do you have a dog walker or pet sitter use when you're away?
emilie - thanks for your response! We're flexible. We really could board her the night that I go in for induction but I'd prefer to just let her sleep at home where I will know that she's comfortable. If need be, we'll just drop her off ahead of time.
@kc295905, they won't push it up, only back, but that puts me in the hospital over Christmas which isn't fair to DS. Plus, he's really into Christmas this year and DH and I don't want to spend the holiday in the hospital, we want to be home with him. We've discussed the positives/negatives for both, and while him missing the birth sucks, it's more important that our entire family is together for the holiday.
@kc295905, no. It's a training exercise so he will be gone for just under two weeks. Also, with the military, you can't call in sick. They make you show up for muster and then send you to medical. The only exception is if you've been hospitalized.
It's kind of shitty, but military members don't get sick days. You show up no matter what. DH has vomited in the car before on the way to muster just so he could be officially excused for the day by his superiors. He showed up covered in puke and said he's never been dismissed so fast lol.
Sooo it's sounding like we really should plan on induction being anywhere from a few hours to 48 hours, which means I need to have a plan in place for our dog that does not include my DH, and he needs to stay with me in the hospital!
For some reason I thought induction took longer to really get ramped up. Oh well!
kaydee0402, ugh I'm sorry to hear that! Hopefully a miracle will take place and he won't miss it. In the meantime, cheesecake sounds like a perfect plan.
I had a headache all morning long. I can't tell if it's from lack of sleep or not enough water or what. Just so happy today is Friday and dh can help me out the next 2 days.
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