I wore a Gilligan & O'Malley nursing bra with a cheap non-nursing tank under my clothes. The Gilligan & O'Malley brand is okay. It was nothing spectacular, but I'm cheap and it did the trick. I think this time I'll invest in some nicer nursing bras but still plan on using cheap tank tops that I can pull down since it worked so well last time.
Post by billyhorrible on Apr 13, 2015 8:30:03 GMT -5
I went from a D to a DD during pregnancy to a G after birth. I wore the target nursing tanks, no bra for sleeping. During the day it was either bravado tanks without a bra or nursing tanks.
From my breastfeeding class: grab some nursing tanks around 37/38 weeks (ones that come in S/M/L). At that stage whatever you fit in will probably fit during pregnancy. Anything with a cup size you want to wait until after your milk comes in.
This is definitely a stupid question, but I was thinking about it while reading some other threads. Should I be concerned that I haven't felt any BH yet? I always thought it was something that happened late in 3rd tri, but all of you ladies who are getting them regularly have made me wonder if I should be on the lookout.
STM who did FAM and my cervix since DD is more or less always a bit "open" lol. It kinda grosses me out.
Not having BHs is nothing to be concerned about Having them or not having them is a bit like the boob leakage/no boob leakage situation. All normal.
There are also teas and tinctures for those who want to try up their milk. And decongestants (think sudafed) are supposedly effective as well.
My granny (mom's mom) and my mom both have speedier labors, with each labor being speedier than the previous. My first labor was speedy for a FTM (not quite precipitous) and I've been flagged by our care providers to be watchful/mindful of precipitous birth this time. But, generally, every woman and every labor/delivery is unique regardless of what your mom-sister-aunt-cousin-grandmother did
I actually called the nurse line with this one. "Can I hurt the baby by coughing too much? My allergies have run amok, and I think I pulled an abdominal muscle." Short answer: no. Long answer: take tylenol for the pain, use a pillow for support when you cough, and you've got an appointment on Friday - if you're not better by then, we'll see if it needs further attention.
Ok noeliav, at the risk of asking a very TMI question--if it's always a bit open, does it get more open during ovulation? Does it still get noticeably harder and softer during your cycle?
I'm thinking I'll probably be switching methods for postpartum anyways, but if the cervical checks could be less reliable along with temps being crazy, then I'm definitely going to switch methods!
I'm okay with TMI Yes, it gets more open during ovulation. It's no longer as firm/hard as it was pre-vaginal birth, but I can tell a difference because during ovulation it gets super-squishy and is at least a fingertip open. Like I said, it sort of grosses me out.
This is definitely a stupid question, but I was thinking about it while reading some other threads. Should I be concerned that I haven't felt any BH yet? I always thought it was something that happened late in 3rd tri, but all of you ladies who are getting them regularly have made me wonder if I should be on the lookout.
I never had any BH with my son. And I ended up being induced.
My friend had BH her whole pregnancy and went into labor on her own.
I don't know if there's truth to the theory that they're practice contractions, but based solely on our experiences I would believe it.
I'm not even sure I've had BH this pregnancy - if so it's only been twice.
My question is more of a curiosity: is anyone else's SO refusing to touch their belly to feel the baby? H is so squeamish about it and said it's too weird for him. I got kind of upset tonight, because I want him to share in that experience, and he reassured me he's looking forward to when he actually arrives and can't wait to hold him on the outside.
Disclaimer: He did try to feel movement about a month ago, but baby would stop when he touched me. I have been mentioning more recently how big and "bony" baby is, and how I can tell whether it's his butt, foot, etc., so I may have shot myself in the foot and really freaked him out.
My DH pretty much refused to touch my belly too, which made me pretty sad, especially in light of everything we went through. DH's first visit to the NICU was a little rough but he'll be ok.
Baby Elliott (technically) due 6.13.2015 but born via c-section on 4.12.2015 at 31w1d after 31d of hospital arrest (think house arrest) for monitoring.
This is definitely a stupid question, but I was thinking about it while reading some other threads. Should I be concerned that I haven't felt any BH yet? I always thought it was something that happened late in 3rd tri, but all of you ladies who are getting them regularly have made me wonder if I should be on the lookout.
I never felt any with DS and went into unexplained labour on my own at 33 weeks with him. I think anything is fair game in pregnancy lol.
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