Sup ladies

[reiden]

I finally got the link to the cool people boards, it seems. Who's here from Bump's J15 board? I think I recognize a few of y'all, but it's hard to say

Who missed me, who didn't? Who even remembers who I am?
PPD's been a bitch n' a half, on me. Especially hard since I'm getting pictures from the adoptive family (not that I don't want them, I always want picture of my lil Jax), but it just makes it all the more known that I don't and can't have him, anymore. In any case, I'm back ish, I thought I should say hi. I'm not dead (kind of), and I missed you sassy J15 hens

[LaBellaVida]

I know who you are! Most of us are here, maybe with different names then what they had over on tb.
Some are even on a new fb group.

Sorry to hear about your ppd. Did you ever do a birth story/ adoption story?
Hope you stick around!

[reiden]

I never did a birth/adoption story. Not sure where I ought to post that, around here, but lil Jax wasn't so little. He was 9lbs 6oz and 21", born on Jan 26th at 6:04pm. I might work on getting a picture or two of him posted, sometime

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Mar 6, 2015 16:56:58 GMT -5 LaBellaVida said:

I know who you are! Most of us are here, maybe with different names then what they had over on tb.
Some are even on a new fb group.

Sorry to hear about your ppd. Did you ever do a birth story/ adoption story?
Hope you stick around!

I was wondering about that FB group. I found the invite in my spam and couldn't log on via the link in the email. Is it an active group? I do dig the vibe here though.

[BabyStandish]

I remember you! :0) Sorry to hear about PPD.

[LaBellaVida]

I'd love to hear your story. If your willing to share of course! And pictures are a must.

[LaBellaVida]

Yes! The fb group is active!

[kml218]

I remember you. I'd love to hear your story too. Welcome to the dark side!

[maebb]

I remember you - I always appreciated your sense of humor and honesty.

I'm sorry the PPD and adoption feelings are kind of rough on you - I hope things get better!

[hazelnut]

Aw, I didn't know there was a new FB group. Where was it posted?

[CoffeeOnIce]

I second the what what regarding the Facebook group! I'd love details if someone is willing to share.

reiden welcome back I think there's a birth announcement page. But heck, start up a post with your story if you're up for sharing! I kinda miss reading all the birth stories. By the time I had mine there was the mass exodus and all labor stories ended.

[hazelnut]

Mar 6, 2015 23:49:25 GMT -5 hazelnut said:

Aw, I didn't know there was a new FB group. Where was it posted?

Bah, sent too soon! Welcome back, reiden! I'd love to read your birth/adoption story. Sorry to hear that PPD has been getting the best of you.

[LaBellaVida]

The new fb group was created on the DL, when we were still on TB.

[megan81112]

I'm glad you made it over. I was gonna message you again to see if you found us.

[Deleted]

Hey hon, it's great to see you. I'm sorry to hear that PPD is kicking your ass but hopefully you're getting the help you need. Would love to see a picture of your LO, if you'd like to share. And great job cooking such a big healthy baby!

[megan81112]

reiden don't forget about the ppd board I mentioned. I can tag you on their welcome post if you can't find it.

❤❤

[4littlebears]

Yeah, I remember you too! I'm sorry you're dealing with such bad ppd. Glad to hear from you though. I'd love to read your story and see a picture if you ever feel ok to share. If not, then that's ok too. You'll get through this, you're strong!

[grumpycat88]

I remember you! And the hedgehog avatar! Welcome to the dark side. We have wine here. I'm sorry to hear about the PPD, we are always here to help and I think someone does a PPD check in here too.

[hazelnut]

LaBellaVida is it too late to join? I was regular-ish over there for a while but it was hard to keep up on mobile! I promise I'm not a creeper.

[reiden]

Mar 6, 2015 19:48:06 GMT -5 kml218 said:

I remember you. I'd love to hear your story too. Welcome to the dark side!

Pfft, dark side my butt. This place seems light, compared to some of the forums I've prodded around, before

Anyways, if everyone wants to hear a birth story, here's a month-and-a-half belated one

My boyfriend flew out on the 21st, around 9am. He'd come to stay with us until the baby came, and wanted to make it out for my birthday. In any case, I woke up on the 26th at 4am with some mild cramps, but they were somewhat stronger than the BH I was getting the days before, but not by much. Instead of my upper-stomach, they were low and actually consistent. I was having them every 5-10 mins, lasting about 3-5 seconds each. We called the on-call OB, she said wait it out and see if they were still timeable in a few hours, then call the office. So we both got up, pretty groggy, called my grandmother to let her know, and waited until 8am to call them again. Did so, they said to come in at 9 since they were still pretty consistent.

We ended up going to the doc, she said since my BP was up pretty bad, I might as we go in and be admitted to L&D. I got set up there, labored until noon, and since I wasn't progressing 'fast enough', they broke my water at noon. I had wanted to stave off on the epidural, but by 2 the contractions were so bad I gave in and got one; almost immediate relief, and I could hardly feel a thing. My grandma had come to meet us at the hospital, and she called my gramps to let him know of the situation, and also called our adoptive family Betsy & Chris to let them know I was laboring. They showed up about a half an hour or so after I got my epidural. The next few hours were a blur, and around 5pm is when the ladies came in to check my dialation, and I was fully dialated. She asked if I felt any pressure, and I said not really, just a mild pain in the right portion of my lower back. About a half hour of pushing after they prepped the table, and he was born a healthy 9lbs 6oz and 21" at 6:04pm. 

His adoptive parents took him home three days later, not but a few hours after I signed the permanent surrender, and we stayed in the room with them for about an hour before we left. It was..emotional, and my boyfriend had to fly home less than a week later, so that was just more upon the pile. I'm doing.. not good, but better than I suppose I could be doing. Birthfather showed no interest in being there, but at least I had my family and my boyfriend there.

Obligatory baby picture:
i.imgur.com/UHQmMDI.jpg

[nemomof2]

What a great story. So sorry to hear about the PPD. Remember that it happens to the beat of us and don't be afraid to get the help you need and to take care of yourself first. Hopefully bring on here helps, these ladies are awesome and very supportive.

ETA because spelling and proof reading is hard

[reiden]

Mar 7, 2015 9:51:38 GMT -5 megan81112 said:

reiden don't forget about the ppd board I mentioned. I can tag you on their welcome post if you can't find it.

❤❤

I found it, actually! Thank you, though :3

[Deleted]

reiden I restickied the roll call thread since we have more people coming over- that should help with recognizing those of us who changed names.

Welcome back. I'm sorry to hear about the PPD. There's a few of us here who have it as well. I think there's a check in run

[beckyboo71]

I remember you...hope the ppd gets better soon!