SQS (Mother's Day Edition)

[stinybean]

What questions do you have that hopefully STM+ can answer for you?

I swear I had a question a minute ago, but it has vanished! Grrr!

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

[bruunk]

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

[laurenlou83]

When I'm walking a lot or doing too much... ie cleaning the house yesterday, grocery shopping today... I get really 'crampy' - it isn't necessarily like period cramps, but it's tightness and pulling in the area and makes me stop and slow down. It just kind of hangs around for a bit until I rest, some moments are worse than others.
Is this BH? Or just my body saying you're 9 months pregnant and I'm fucking tired?

[kemdupuis]

May 10, 2015 9:56:34 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

You should talk to your dr. I told my OB that my heartburn was really bad, and she wrote me a prescription that has completely saved my life. I feel like I can eat food again. She also said that she had terrible heartburn through both of her pregnancies, and that it immediately disappeared when she gave birth. Good luck to you! I hope you can get some relief soon!

[bruunk]

kemdupuis yea, I'm writing an email to her now. The over the counter meds just aren't cutting it - I kept telling myself it's only for a few more weeks but this is getting ridiculous! So glad to hear it clears up quickly (or can!)

[PurpleIris]

I don't recall any heartburn after giving birth, and I had it pretty badly.

My BH don't feel painful, but the tightening sensation is...weird. I take them as a sign to drink some water and slow down.

[littlemissgrump]

May 10, 2015 9:56:34 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

This happened to me last night. Not very pleasant.

[tjanca22]

How quickly can you go back to sleeping on your stomach? I know the bump hangs around for a little while, but is it an uncomfortable bump to sleep on? As you can see I really want to go back to stomach sleeping!

[megeliz1]

I couldn't sleep on my stomach again for a while because it hurt my huge, engorged boobs, not because my stomach hurt.

[Deleted]

May 10, 2015 10:04:20 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

When I'm walking a lot or doing too much... ie cleaning the house yesterday, grocery shopping today... I get really 'crampy' - it isn't necessarily like period cramps, but it's tightness and pulling in the area and makes me stop and slow down. It just kind of hangs around for a bit until I rest, some moments are worse than others.
Is this BH? Or just my body saying you're 9 months pregnant and I'm fucking tired?

I get this too. I talked to my doctor about this and he said it means I need to slow down and take frequent rests while working/cleaning.

On the other hand if in another month if you are overdue it means keep doing what you are doing! With Ds by the time I got to 40 weeks I was walking up and down my stairs non stop to get labor going.

[tatersalad]

With a supportive bra and a belly girdle I slept on my stomach as soon as I got home from the hospital. And while recovery from delivery can present some new symptoms that take a while to recover from, all of my unpleasant pregnancy symptoms (including heartburn) disappeared after delivery.

[junch817]

Any STM+ moms that experienced a slow "leaking of their water" vs the big gush? I know water breaking isn't as common as the movies make it seem, but I just wonder about having a slow leak and not knowing it, because my vagina has been leaking like crazy for 8 months. How do you know the difference between normal discharge and a slow water break? Is there a difference?

[junch817]

May 10, 2015 10:48:36 GMT -5 megeliz1 said:

I couldn't sleep on my stomach again for a while because it hurt my huge, engorged boobs, not because my stomach hurt.

+1. I also had a CS, so it wasn't really possible, but my rock hard engorged porn star boobs would never have let me stomach sleep anyway. Ouch!!

[laurenlou83]

May 10, 2015 11:01:13 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

May 10, 2015 10:04:20 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

When I'm walking a lot or doing too much... ie cleaning the house yesterday, grocery shopping today... I get really 'crampy' - it isn't necessarily like period cramps, but it's tightness and pulling in the area and makes me stop and slow down. It just kind of hangs around for a bit until I rest, some moments are worse than others.
Is this BH? Or just my body saying you're 9 months pregnant and I'm fucking tired?

I get this too. I talked to my doctor about this and he said it means I need to slow down and take frequent rests while working/cleaning.

On the other hand if in another month if you are overdue it means keep doing what you are doing! With Ds by the time I got to 40 weeks I was walking up and down my stairs non stop to get labor going.

Ha these were my thoughts exactly! If it were another 4 weeks from now I'd continue running around to make things happen!!
I'll just continue to listen to my body and try and take it easy every now and then!

[tjanca22]

May 10, 2015 10:48:36 GMT -5 megeliz1 said:

I couldn't sleep on my stomach again for a while because it hurt my huge, engorged boobs, not because my stomach hurt.

Never even thought about this! Thanks

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May 10, 2015 9:56:34 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

Mine went away instantly the moment DS1 was born.  With this one it was so bad that I'm on prescriptions to prevent it in the first place... but it's starting to not work as well so I'm still looking forward to the instant relief of birth.

[Deleted]

May 10, 2015 10:31:54 GMT -5 tjanca22 said:

How quickly can you go back to sleeping on your stomach? I know the bump hangs around for a little while, but is it an uncomfortable bump to sleep on? As you can see I really want to go back to stomach sleeping!

I was on my tummy again the night he was born.  It was HEAVEN!

[gigi3126]

MH and I were organizing LO's drawers, and he randomly held up a receiving blanket and asked me what it was for...and I have no idea. I have a bunch, but seriously, what are they used for?

[junch817]

May 10, 2015 12:09:43 GMT -5 gigi3126 said:

MH and I were organizing LO's drawers, and he randomly held up a receiving blanket and asked me what it was for...and I have no idea. I have a bunch, but seriously, what are they used for?

I mostly didn't use mine because I just had so many. But I would lay them down under baby's head while she was "playing" (floormat, tummy time) to catch spit up. Used them mostly like burp cloths.
Overall I found them pretty useless and only took out maybe 2 to reuse this time. I'll be using A+A blankets for most everything this time.

[missk0411]

May 10, 2015 11:39:10 GMT -5 laurenlou83 said:

May 10, 2015 11:01:13 GMT -5 @poppyc8 said:

I get this too. I talked to my doctor about this and he said it means I need to slow down and take frequent rests while working/cleaning.

On the other hand if in another month if you are overdue it means keep doing what you are doing! With Ds by the time I got to 40 weeks I was walking up and down my stairs non stop to get labor going.

Ha these were my thoughts exactly! If it were another 4 weeks from now I'd continue running around to make things happen!!
I'll just continue to listen to my body and try and take it easy every now and then!

I sometimes get these when I'm walking after lunch to keep my GD numbers good.  In addition to what PP have said, I think it's just your abs realizing that they have to work harder to support a much bigger belly, and so they kick in to tighten up.  The first time it happened it really freaked me out though!

[missk0411]

May 10, 2015 12:17:51 GMT -5 junch817 said:

May 10, 2015 12:09:43 GMT -5 gigi3126 said:

MH and I were organizing LO's drawers, and he randomly held up a receiving blanket and asked me what it was for...and I have no idea. I have a bunch, but seriously, what are they used for?

I mostly didn't use mine because I just had so many. But I would lay them down under baby's head while she was "playing" (floormat, tummy time) to catch spit up. Used them mostly like burp cloths.
Overall I found them pretty useless and only took out maybe 2 to reuse this time. I'll be using A+A blankets for most everything this time.

Yeah, I didn't use them much--too small for swaddling.  They were good for big spit ups (toss one in a diaper bag) or an emergency car seat shade.  I still have one in our diaper bag for DD's big spills.  They were a reasonable size for a light blanket, but they were mostly extraneous. 

[turtletyme]

I have one that DH came up with yesterday. Since kids get potty trained when they are a lot bigger than they are as new babies... do you keep changing them on a changing pad? Won't they be too big? (We got a crib/changer combo so the pad is 'compact.')

[missk0411]

May 10, 2015 12:42:01 GMT -5 turtletyme said:

I have one that DH came up with yesterday. Since kids get potty trained when they are a lot bigger than they are as new babies... do you keep changing them on a changing pad? Won't they be too big? (We got a crib/changer combo so the pad is 'compact.')

We still change DD, who is 2, on a pad.  Her changing table is just a contoured pad on top of a dresser, so she still fits in it.  If we're elsewhere, we use a pad on the floor or the ottoman or a restroom changing table or whatever.  We mostly aim for her bottom to be on the pad in some way, shape or form, but she generally fits.  Sometimes there is more poop than you could have imagined, so it's nice to have a protective layer between the poop and the furniture as you're wrestling squirming legs with one hand and wipes with another. 

Also, DD tends to have her legs up in the air while we're changing her, so, for us, the pad mostly has to accommodate from the back of her head to her bottom, but I don't really worry about her feet. 

[ladymouse]

May 10, 2015 9:56:34 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

For me, yes, it was done once he was out.

[tiffbot]

May 10, 2015 11:29:54 GMT -5 junch817 said:

Any STM+ moms that experienced a slow "leaking of their water" vs the big gush? I know water breaking isn't as common as the movies make it seem, but I just wonder about having a slow leak and not knowing it, because my vagina has been leaking like crazy for 8 months. How do you know the difference between normal discharge and a slow water break? Is there a difference?

I had a slow leak with my first. I honestly thought it was bladder problems for a bit. But it didn't stop and even took me 4 hours to call a doctor who told me to get immediately to the hospital. It's super watery, and soaking through to even make my jean shorts wet all the way through fairly fast. As much as I didn't believe it was my water breaking, I knew pretty quick it wasn't as normal fluid as I thought it might have been.

[bendherova]

May 10, 2015 10:14:50 GMT -5 kemdupuis said:

May 10, 2015 9:56:34 GMT -5 bruunk said:

Heartburn - how quickly does it go away? After another night of waking up gagging and coughing, I'm terrified this is my new normal. Please say that heartburn is gone once the baby is out!!

ETA: Happy Mother's Day!

You should talk to your dr. I told my OB that my heartburn was really bad, and she wrote me a prescription that has completely saved my life. I feel like I can eat food again. She also said that she had terrible heartburn through both of her pregnancies, and that it immediately disappeared when she gave birth. Good luck to you! I hope you can get some relief soon!

I have an rx and it's still awful. bruunk, HB was gone immediately upon delivery of DS1. It was amazing.

[ladymouse]

May 10, 2015 13:39:07 GMT -5 budders said:

I have recently been having pain down low in my pelvic region (comparable to mild period cramps), often accompanied by a tightening across my whole abdomen. Is this what BH feel like? It seems like there are a lot of different descriptions of BH, and this is the closest I think I have been to feeling them.

Yep.  At least it is for me.  

laurenlou83 - both?  

[ladysif]

Too lazy to tag everyone But yes, heartburn should dissipate because your insides have glorious room!

+1 for couldn't tummy sleep due to milk engorgement.

laurenlou83 and budders yup, I think both of those descriptions fit what my BH feel like. I only get them when I push it too much physically and get dehydrated. From my experience with DS1, these are different from how labor-related contractions began and felt for me.

Re: receiving blankets: The initial concept was the blanket used to catch the baby after delivery and swaddle the baby for sleeping, but they've strayed far from that concept. Half the "receiving blankets" we received are way too small to swaddle with (e.g. the cotton blankets from Carter's or Gap, ones that come with a layette set, etc... useless to me except as burp rags/floor pad/etc.) or completely impractical for swaddling (e.g. hand-crocheted blankets that aren't a tight crochet pattern or too bulky). Honestly most of those stayed in the drawer and never got used. Right now DS1 uses the three handmade quilts and two hand-crocheted blankets for sleeping, we used one of the crochet ones as his "blankie" as he seemed to like it. We got so many blankets. I used the A&A ones for actual swaddling and multi-purpose because they're breathable, lighter, and big enough to actually swaddle with!

[honeybunches101]

Can't figure out how to link to people's names...

Boobs wouldn't let me sleep on my stomach for quite a while, yuck!

My labor started with a slow leak, at first I wasn't sure because I hadn't lost my mucus plug, but t was definitely more watery than typical discharge. I was sort of in a panic and googled and read that you should lay down for 30 mins and if it's your water, it will pool and you'll get a bigger gush when you stand up. I was way too excited/nervous to lay for 30 mins, but after about 10 I got up and it was a little more so I felt safe saying my water broke. An hour ish later I had the huge gush that soaked everything.

Receiving blankets, I used them for a variety of things. Usually just to cover DS in the carseat if we went for a walk and then stopped in a store with the AC cranked up or in the car when it got cooler out. The thicker ones were good on hard floors for tummy time. We got a big fleece one that I still use as a stroller blanket when it's chilly but not cold enough for the full stroller bag. Burp clothes, stand in emergency changing pad, whatever else.

DS is not quite potty trained at 3 and I still change him on the changing pad on his dresser. I hate having to bend over to change him on the floor so pretty much every diaper change his whole life as been on that pad when we are home. I have friends who just use a bed or floor or whatever, but not for me.

[dogmama22]

This question keeps popping up in my mind and I keep forgetting to ask on Sundays! Out of curiosity, can you still feel the baby wiggling around during delivery? I've never read anything either way and they never mentioned it in class either. This feels like a really stupid question...