THURSDAY THUNDER STRUCK! Randoms

[moutonrouge]

Work has been pretty awful today. I feel like crying but also feel too drained to bother crying.

I also haven't finished my Xmas cards.

I had a dream last night that I was feeling my belly and was able to grab the baby's foot. The baby squirmed away and I could feel it move to the other side.

[obi]

Dec 22, 2016 9:13:59 GMT -5 @amc25 said:

Dec 22, 2016 8:39:22 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

I'm dealing with what I think is pregnancy carpal tunnel. It sucks.

I had this with my last pregnancy and it sucked. Numbness, tingling, loss of flexibility and grip strength, and shooting pain going up the tendon of my thumb and forearm. Started at 23 weeks and lasted until a few weeks after delivery. I picked up some wrist braces from Walmart and wearing those at night seemed to help a bit - might be worth a shot?

I just have to be weird and get pregnancy tennis elbow.
Had it both times now. Luckily it is sporadic. Ive heard CT can last the whole pregnancy. Im sorry you guys are dealing with the extra pain and discomfort. I hope it doesnt stick around!

[obi]

Had my fetal echo this morning and all looks good! Stopped at the walk in and it turns out i have another bladder infection, boo!
Now to waste an hour until my BPP. My H is being miserable because he wanted me to drop him and C off at home before the BPP but the walk in took so long that there isnt enough time now.
I wanna go home too H, STFU!

[erinshelley21]

I forgot about carpal tunnel. That would be a likely explanation for the pain in my hand. I had surgery to remove a bone growth in my right hand when I was 17 and I thought it was coming back. Do not want to have hand surgery with a toddler and baby.

[missi]

glb30, I know you know this, but let me just reiterate it. You have no control over how your body handles pregnancy.. only how YOU handle what your body does. Trust me, I get the failure thing. My cervix last time is the reason Alexandria was able to stick her little foot out at 26w3d and had to spend 4 months only seeing me a few hours a day >< And then this pregnancy.. seriously.. something completely random with where blood vessels decide to form. If anyone's body is just a complete failure at pregnancy.. it would be mine.

On the other hand, your body is making it happen, with all the roadblocks genetics are throwing in the way. THAT is what you cling to and see as miraculous. And by cling, I mean with fingernails dug in for dear life when the guilt decides to come washing through ><

On the iron side.. seriously, check out Slow FE. (I THINK I posted this, but I have iron deficiency anemia normally.) If that doesn't suit you, check out some of the food based iron products you can find at healthy food stores / Sprouts / Whole Food Market. They literally say that the product is made exclusively from food based products and should be gentler and easier to take. (If I posted this before, I'm sorry >< PG brain is .. well, you guys know )

[missi]

Dec 22, 2016 12:53:42 GMT -5 obi said:

Had my fetal echo this morning and all looks good! Stopped at the walk in and it turns out i have another bladder infection, boo!
Now to waste an hour until my BPP. My H is being miserable because he wanted me to drop him and C off at home before the BPP but the walk in took so long that there isnt enough time now.
I wanna go home too H, STFU!

Haha, silly H.  Yep, you TOTALLY want to be stuck there waiting.  You're doing it just to torture him.  ~sarcasm~

[missi]

Dec 22, 2016 11:29:25 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

missi type it out! From what you portray here you seriously seem to be taking everything so well, all things considered.

I seriously thought of you so much yesterday as I had my scary events. You are so brave! 

Not so brave.. no choice ><  There is an awesome support group out there who has moved to Facebook with mentors / volunteers / etc.  They're called Sidelines.  I never left the group after the twins.  Veterans tend to stick around to support those coming in.  It's for people who get stuck on bed rest with high risk pregnancies.. i.e. you're sidelined due to pregnancy. 

As to typing it out.  You guys get it in little doses of bitterness.  Most of the time, I just live vicariously through you guys.  Shopping trips, traveling, tennis and exercise, ... sexual intimacy of any sort.  Egads, my poor hubby is SO horny.   It's been six months. 

Honestly, I just try to look at the positives.  We've lost people from this board who have been in worse situations and through worse than me.  I may have the PTSD of a horrid pregnancy and what we think was a loss at 10 weeks, but many of you have been through worse with infertility and definitive losses you've had to deal with.  I have my miraculous endings.. and hopefully another one in less than seven weeks.   

That all typed out.. (while I'm feeling super blessed and positive )   I smell poop and I have a toddler on either side of my chair repeating "I'm HUNGRY!" over and over again.  Mind you.. they just polished off adult sized portions of of oatmeal 20 minutes ago.   Time to break out the graham crackers and make some cracker and pb snacks. 

[erinshelley21]

I'm home for the day because my H told ds that I would work from home after lunch. Oh.

It's a good thing I came home though. I overdid it cleaning my office to put it back together. Plus who would have made both of them lunch if I didn't come home.

I'm annoyed.

[skk]

Dec 22, 2016 9:25:33 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

Dec 22, 2016 9:13:59 GMT -5 @amc25 said:

I had this with my last pregnancy and it sucked. Numbness, tingling, loss of flexibility and grip strength, and shooting pain going up the tendon of my thumb and forearm. Started at 23 weeks and lasted until a few weeks after delivery. I picked up some wrist braces from Walmart and wearing those at night seemed to help a bit - might be worth a shot?

thanks! I'm thinking I should get some wrist braces. also wondering if this is going to put me out from work. which might be okay since I have short term disability that I can use. 

right now it's mostly the numbness and tingling. 

The wrist braces at night really helped me get through last time.  I hope it gives you some relief too! 

[skk]

missi I just wanted to tell you I admire the way you look at things and how you roll with the punches of the cards you've been dealt. You are amazing!

[skk]

glb30 and caer - Hugs to both of you. I hope you pass the 3 hour test and can put the GD worries behind you.

I'm stuck at work today and tomorrow with very little to do, but I don't have any days off to spare. Please, please let the time pass quickly!

[missi]

Dec 22, 2016 13:33:32 GMT -5 skk said:

missi I just wanted to tell you I admire the way you look at things and how you roll with the punches of the cards you've been dealt. You are amazing!

Shhh.. you're going to make me cry.  Dumb emotions being so near the surface >.> 

[obi]

Dec 22, 2016 13:00:41 GMT -5 missi said:

Dec 22, 2016 12:53:42 GMT -5 obi said:

Had my fetal echo this morning and all looks good! Stopped at the walk in and it turns out i have another bladder infection, boo!
Now to waste an hour until my BPP. My H is being miserable because he wanted me to drop him and C off at home before the BPP but the walk in took so long that there isnt enough time now.
I wanna go home too H, STFU!

Haha, silly H.  Yep, you TOTALLY want to be stuck there waiting.  You're doing it just to torture him.  ~sarcasm~

EXACTLY. I had to say to him "you know that just because these are my appointments doesn't mean i want to be doing this either..."
He smartened up after that thankfully.

[kristhegirl]

What a day all around, sounds like! glb30 definitely look into the food sources of iron. They're easier on your stomach and don't hinder pooping as much. And +everyone on the GD - it's a roll of the genetic dice. Hopefully you (and caer!) will pass the 3-hour, but if you don't it's not because of some nutritional or lifestyle failing. It's just ... a thing that happens to some of the people, some of the time.

[callmeKD]

glb30 it's not your fault. It's how your body processes insulin during pregnancy. It took me a long time to come to terms with that.

[mikaela20]

glb30 and caer I'm sorry about the failed test results. I hope the next one is a pass for you both.

missi You've had so many hurdles and are handling it so well. Hugs.

@corrine I've had constant groin pain since 3rd tri started. Just on my left side and I have to waddle when walking and be careful getting up from sitting and standing. The OB says is normal ligament pain. How will I make to the end?!

Had my last high risk appt today. I thought it was going to be a growth scan but it was just the usual scan. Baby is still breach, bum down which is the same position he has been in this entire pregnancy. He is not budging! This started to make me sad.

I am getting scared of having a c-section. I hope they will let my birth dula in the room with me for the prep and stiches part because I feel like I'm going to freak out if I'm alone.

Next appt will just be a doppler and no u/s at the normal clinic. Not gonna miss the dildo cam u/s's I've been having.

[missi]

mikaela20 , funny.. "dildo cam"  hahaha

[callmeKD]

so out of curiosity - caer and glb30 - what is your "failing" number? after my 1 hour I had a 252, so I never did the 3 hour. instead I was referred right to the endocrinologist.

[callmeKD]

got some crappy braces at Walgreens, but I need something until my Amazon order gets here (thanks missi for the tip.)

also had an OB appt today - both babies heartbeats were in the 150 range. and they have an eviction date of Feb. 20th!

[missi]

Feb 20th is awesome, callmeKD. I actually had some of the ones with metal supports in them for night time when I didn't need the mobility of my hands ^_~ Just wish the ones from the pharmacy didn't lose their velcro so fast

[missi]

Yep, posting like crazy today. I think not being out and about for two days has left me feeling good enough to sit at the computer more today ^_~

[glb30]

caer I'm sorry to hear you failed it, too! I hope the 3 hour is a pass for us both!

callmeKD mine was 169 which the nurse said was "pretty high."

Everyone thanks for all the comments! I read them all. After reading everything here, and some research, I feel generally better that I didn't somehow cause this by eating too many sweets. I'm also feeling more confident that the baby will be fine regardless of the outcome. There definitely is a lot of misinformation out there that I somehow got from somewhere....

I'm doing the 3 hr tomorrow, so I'll have an answer one way or the other soon.

mikaela20 I'm sorry the baby is still breech. He still has time to move.

[caer]

Dec 22, 2016 16:56:56 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

so out of curiosity - caer and glb30 - what is your "failing" number? after my 1 hour I had a 252, so I never did the 3 hour. instead I was referred right to the endocrinologist.

Mine was a 145. My doctor actually hasn't called me yet but the cutoff on the online portal says 135.

[callmeKD]

good luck tomorrow with the 3 hour glb30! fx for you!

[caer]

I hope the 3 hour goes well tomorrow glb30! That's great you're getting it over with so quickly.

[Quinstar]

Good luck glb30, with your 3 hour! We did a little tour of our birthplace to pass some of the time, they weren't very busy that day.

My failing number was 133, and the cutoff was 135 so I thought I'd cleared it, barely. But nope.

[Quinstar]

Out of curiosity, when does one need to start worrying about the baby being breech? Every ultrasound we've had, he's been either sideways or breech.

And how do you tell if they flip? Kicks to the lungs rather than the bladder? I'm getting kicks down to the left right now, have been for two days.

[obi]

Dec 22, 2016 17:20:31 GMT -5 caer said:

Dec 22, 2016 16:56:56 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

so out of curiosity - caer and glb30 - what is your "failing" number? after my 1 hour I had a 252, so I never did the 3 hour. instead I was referred right to the endocrinologist.

Mine was a 145. My doctor actually hasn't called me yet but the cutoff on the online portal says 135.

First, good luck to both of you with the 3hr tests!

I have to say, I hate the unit of measure for BG in the states. Mg/dl seems so much more drastic than mmol/l.
For reference, glb30 your BG was 169mg/dl which is 9.4mmol/l. caer you were 145, which sounds a fair bit less than glb but it is actually only 8.1mmol/l. They are pretty close.
While those are high values in a non-diabetic, they are not outrageous or scary especially only 1hr after carb intake. Single digits dont even register as being worrisome to me, but I know thats just my lyfe.

Like, if I tested 1hr after a meal and was either of those numbers I would be satisfied. 3hrs is a BIG time difference to bring that number down. 135mg/dl is 7.5mmol/l. You are both SO CLOSE. Even if you fail the 3hr, you are by no means running dangerously high BGs. You're just a little insulin resistant and may need to adjust your diet a bit to exclude some slower burning carbs, or take some insulin. It'll be fine! Just remember, this is only temporary

[obi]

BPP went well. The tech gave me some images on a disk and I hope there is at least one good one because so far I have none.

Sucks they make me wait until I see the OB to be told estimated measurements but I see her on the 27 so oh well.

I stopped in at Michaels and got a sticker book for my MAMBI Happy Planner for 2017. Im not into going HAM on every week woth stickers and shit but its nice to have some to make it pretty. I used to be so organized when I kept up with a planner so Id like to get back into the habit.

[glb30]

obi thank you for explaining that! It seriously just made me feel so much better. I only spoke to a nurse, and I tend to get anxious over medical stuff in general. Hearing that this was borderline and I'm not walking around with out of control blood sugar really helped cut off the runaway train that my thoughts were becoming.