loves2shop4shoes you should nap. I've been napping in bed the last couple weeks, and it's amazing. I gave up pretending I was going to read or something on the couch and went right for comfort and sleep.
oldbaylover1024 NP thinks it is unlikely but not impossible that baby A could flip. C-section is likely. I'm more upset about that than I thought I would be. Maybe I can pull off another week of denial.
Post by littleredfish on Jan 31, 2017 13:07:16 GMT -5
Had supper with one of DH's work friends last night. They are a very nice couple and have kids so it all seemed great in theory, but sadly I only had a fun part of the night.
The men got drunk and useless while his wife was dealing with their super needy 2yo who refused to sleep without her in the room so I didn't get to talk to her as much as I would have liked. My kids were off their game a bit so I spent a lot of time rounding them up and dealing with mini meltdowns. Their dining room chairs has no cushions so my back was killing me. Basically I spent after supper until we left off in the side living room alone with my kids. WTF.
Then as we go to leave finally DH is like "did we stay too late?" Uh...YA! I was only trying to leave for like an hour and a half before we actually did. He's in the dog house today but making it up to me by finishing painting while I take DD1 shopping.
Post by flyinghorses6 on Jan 31, 2017 13:08:11 GMT -5
Alright I'm up and functioning now that I ate. I'm feeling pretty off. My stomach hurts- but like gas pain hurts. Not cramping or BH. I'm exhausted, and work was busy last night but I felt better last night than I have in about 2 weeks. We shall see if I feel the same way tonight...
My sister arrived today. She's here to help me until the baby comes, and for a bit after too! I am so relieved. Especially because K adores her and I know they will entertain one another, and I can be a blob on the couch.
Post by shawnabm1320 on Jan 31, 2017 13:17:21 GMT -5
musicallyinclined, I asked MH what he would do differently about the first week of DS's life, and he had the audacity to say he would like to get more sleep so he can be more helpful to me. Um, this is the man who slept for at least 5 hours at a time in the hospital while I suffered with a clusterfeeding newborn. And we were essentially in the hospital for 3 nights because DS was born in the motn. I tried not to shoot darts at him with my eyes. I *will* be waking him up to take the baby for a few hours this time. I was barely able to function by the time we got home.
I hope your meeting goes well and you get good news - what a stressful time for that kind of meeting!
oldbaylover1024 NP thinks it is unlikely but not impossible that baby A could flip. C-section is likely. I'm more upset about that than I thought I would be. Maybe I can pull off another week of denial.
I get where you're coming from. A C-section was totally not my plan with J, so I understand feeling some sort of way about it. I can say all the encouraging words and try to ease your mind about some of the emotions you may be feeling, but frankly, it's hard. It's a hard place to be when it wasn't your plan or in your mindset at all.
I WILL say that being prepared helped me a lot this time. I really wanted a VBAC, but that's not in the cards. Am I sad about it? Yes, for a lot of reasons. Am I glad I KNOW and can get myself prepared as much as possible? YES. Because having a surprise C-section with J was just... it was hard.
FX Baby A flips; however, it sounds like you're also preparing yourself for the alternative (I refuse to say 'worst case scenario'). PM if you want {{hugs}}
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littleredfish We have two couples that have kids and we get together with them at least once a month. Every month the men stay outside and "grill" the whole time while we are chasing our children inside. Annoying AF. That just means next time you get to drink all the wine and you can have your DH deal with the kiddos. Its only fair.
flyinghorses6 How nice to have your sister come help! Enjoy it!
My digestion is off today and suddenly the opposite of the pregnancy constipation issues of previous days/ weeks. I think my body is rebelling from sugar overload. Better than the alternative, I guess.
I'm so irritated at our credit card company. H's birthday is coming up at the end of February and he's a huge tennis fan so I thought I would buy him one of the players towels from Roland Garros/ the French Open. I was all excited to give it to him, and the stupid cc people called him to confirm the placement of the order- completely ruining the surprise. It's a joint account, but H's info is listed for contact. I'm so frustrated that they ruined the surprise. H seems pretty happy, though, and not fussed by it so I guess that's something. Still, one non-extravagant purchase from a reputable overseas supplier shouldn't send them into a tither like that.
On the subject of birthdays, I'm trying to get A's together for Friday and she requested tiramisu for her birthday "cake". Does anyone have a really good but easy recipe to share? Pinterest isn't being helpful on the "easy" part.
Post by notagoddess on Jan 31, 2017 13:40:46 GMT -5
After being super productive for the last week, including staying up late last night to get stuff done, I'm in zombie mode today. I've had three caffeinated drinks already and they haven't helped one bit. I'm working under a deadline and that's going surprisingly okay, but I can't wrap my head around around my maternity leave paperwork. I need to clarify some things with HR but I'm not able to form coherent questions.
I'm going to be taking it easy tonight and going to bed early. My husband put beef stew in the crockpot so I don't need to worry about food at least.
Post by wildflower810 on Jan 31, 2017 13:45:44 GMT -5
shawnabm1320, OMG, yes, that second night! I spent DS1's first 24 hours super high on hormones and endorphins, calling everyone and telling the birth story a million times. Then I crashed and was like "okay, I need to sleep" right as he decided to start waking up. Bad. Idea. This time I'm calling like two people, letting the family news tree do it's work, and posting on fb.
Post by wildflower810 on Jan 31, 2017 13:47:36 GMT -5
I had Bible Study this morning and had to bring DS1 for the first time in 3 months because H is working mornings again. He hasn't handled childcare well. at. all. in the past. So my anxiety was at a 10. Well, he clung at drop off, and then apparently spent 1 minute fussing before happily playing the rest of the time. He was laughing when I came back to get him. THEN, we tackled the grocery store. Basically I'm feeling like an exhausted superwoman at the moment.
Oh, and tomorrow is 37 weeks and green light territory for going into labor/delivering at home. I'd still like to make it a couple more weeks, but the panic of an early delivery is just about off the table!
Post by notagoddess on Jan 31, 2017 13:56:04 GMT -5
I'm feeling a lot of pressure in my pelvis these days, like something is about to pop in there. Is that just the weight of the baby, or a sign that I'm gearing up for labor? I'm having some menstrual like cramps too.
I don't want to go on labor watch this early but I'm over-interpreting every new sensation.
musicallyinclined- what a great shower idea! Never heard of that before either!
First full day at home with these lil babies. DH took lil girl back to the hospital this morning for some labs due to low/intermediate risk for jaundice when we were released. Hopefully our major cluster feed last night and her massive poop for something down today. We'll get the results later today.
sweetieheart32 oh man, I really hope you and LO don't catch whatever that kid has.
I'm currently in my NST. I've been feeling off all week and am still having tons of cramps and pink discharge. I also feel like my bump is shrinking which has me on edge. Hopefully the dr can give me a little piece of mind.
@nomnom- csection for me was never my desire and until the very end we held out hope A would flip. For me personally the actual procedure wasn't bad. I had super nerves over the spinal not working since my epidural with LO1 didn't take. It took and my only weird issue post op was a ridiculously itchy nose. I did also get nervous over seeing and hearing babies. My OB is very businesslike so was not one to talk me through things. She said we'd hear her talking to nurses and other OB and honestly I didn't even pay attention- just asked scrub nurse for updates and she was helpful. I had a view of A's bed when she was out so then switched nerves to B since I didn't have eyes on him. LMK if you have more questions.
oldbaylover1024, @jacks605, Thank you for sharing. My biggest fears relate to the side-effects of having my belly sliced open. I need some reassurance that it will not impact my activity levels or family plans (if that is indeed the case).
I'm telling myself 20% vaginal, 80% c-section, but that's based on nothing whatsoever. Then I can prepare myself for the most likely case, but leave enough hope for a vaginal birth that it's worth trying to get it to work. I'm putting together a list of questions for my OB next week.
Post by monicageller on Jan 31, 2017 14:56:48 GMT -5
Congrats shellbell !! I can't wait to hear the details.
I have been working like crazy at home the last few days. Doing all of the stuff to get ready for baby that I have been putting off. I have been expecting a March baby this whole time, but now that I've been having some high blood pressure I just want to have everything ready in case they induce me early.
oldbaylover1024, @jacks605, Thank you for sharing. My biggest fears relate to the side-effects of having my belly sliced open. I need some reassurance that it will not impact my activity levels or family plans (if that is indeed the case).
I'm telling myself 20% vaginal, 80% c-section, but that's based on nothing whatsoever. Then I can prepare myself for the most likely case, but leave enough hope for a vaginal birth that it's worth trying to get it to work. I'm putting together a list of questions for my OB next week.
Personally I can't help on the family planning as we tied my tubes as well. My good friend who was my resource for questions has had 3 csections. So based on her don't think 100% safe (what is?) not dangerous.
oldbaylover1024 , @jacks605 , Thank you for sharing. My biggest fears relate to the side-effects of having my belly sliced open. I need some reassurance that it will not impact my activity levels or family plans (if that is indeed the case).
I'm telling myself 20% vaginal, 80% c-section, but that's based on nothing whatsoever. Then I can prepare myself for the most likely case, but leave enough hope for a vaginal birth that it's worth trying to get it to work. I'm putting together a list of questions for my OB next week.
My OB's have a 60% success rate with VBACs, so there is still a great chance you can have a VBAC after this C-section. I know twins is a totally different ballgame, but I assume the surgery is the same regardless of 1, 2, or 5 babies.
Plus, you've had a successful vaginal delivery before. It's not like your body required a C-section this time - babies just aren't in the ideal position for another vaginal delivery.
If I were you, I'd ask (at least) three questions:
1) What is your VBAC success rate?
2) Is the VBAC success rate for the practice or doctor-specific?
3) Do you think I'm a candidate for a successful VBAC, assuming this surgery goes smoothly with no complications, since I've had a successful twin vaginal delivery previously? (you may need to wait until your 6-week follow up appointment to get this answer - a lot depends on healing (is my understanding)).
Regarding activity levels, I felt pretty good after the first week at home, so about 8-10 days post surgery (we spent 5 days in the hospital because J was a midnight baby - normal stay is 3 or 4 nights). I didn't need anything stronger than Motrin and did a lot by myself when we first got home. You'll be okay. Just listen to your body and stop when you need to.
ETA: And I labored for over 22 hours before my C-section with J, so (as my OB said) I ran the marathon beforehand. A scheduled C-section is a much easier recovery from what I've been told and what I've seen my friend go through. My friend had a scheduled C-section and a few hours later she was up out of bed and fine!
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Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
It's a lot easier than a traditional tiramisu and it's delicious! No custard-making required. And it's better the next day when it's all soaked. Yum!
NOTE: Your DD is 14, right? I'm not sure what to substitute the Kahlua with. I mean, it's only 4 tablespoons so you can probably leave it out and simply increase the amount of coffee.
PAL May '17 Siggy Challenge: Picnics - Feminist Picnic
Two MM/C 1/09/12 & MM/C 4/26/12 BFP#3 - Rainbow #1 born 5/11/13 via unplanned C-section Two CP 11/23/15 & 5/13/16 BFP#6 - Rainbow #2 born 2/10/17 via planned C-section
It's a lot easier than a traditional tiramisu and it's delicious! No custard-making required. And it's better the next day when it's all soaked. Yum!
NOTE: Your DD is 14, right? I'm not sure what to substitute the Kahlua with. I mean, it's only 4 tablespoons so you can probably leave it out and simply increase the amount of coffee.
Thank you!! That looks amazing, and may have to make two so I don't feel bad about eating all of hers. Yes, she'll be 14. I was wondering about the alcohol thing, too. Extra coffee sounds like a good idea.
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