And is your diaper bag "packed" yet, with diapers and wipes and burp cloths and such? I had major anxiety my first time out with DD even with my mom with me, but it was 90% due to my PPD and PPA. I'm thinking this one is a no too, right? I just keep passing my empty diaper bag and I feel like I need to do something, but it seems sort of silly at this point.
It depends on how close you live to the hospital. We live 10 min away from ours so we didn't bring a diaper bag or wipes because we knew we wouldn't need to change a diaper in a 10 min drive home. If you live more then 1 hour away I would bring diapers/ wipes
I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but for you second time moms out there---Did you make living wills before you went to L&D? I don't know why I didn't think of this. My husband has one because he's in the military, but I do not.
We did not, and still haven't. It's something we bring up every few months like, "Oh, we should do that." but we never do....
+1 AND we're related to an attorney licensed in the state we live in (BIL) so, free for us. sigh.
Another stupid question that I thought of in the shower: does everyone lose their mucus plug prior to labor, or is it similar to waters breaking where some do and some don't?
I never lost my mucus plug and my water never broke. the only symptom I remember before labor were intense contractions that escalated over time. They went from mild at 1am to intense by 7am so I was lucky to have a lot of advanced notice before we went to the hospital. I remember sitting on a towel in the car on way to the hospital in case my water broke but it never did. I think the doctor ended up breaking it.
Another stupid question that I thought of in the shower: does everyone lose their mucus plug prior to labor, or is it similar to waters breaking where some do and some don't?
With DS, the only early sign of labour I had was when my water broke driving home from work. I don't ever remember seeing my mucous plug, and havent seen it this go around yet either (I'm 37 weeks)
Can someone tell me what SQS stands for? I searched and I can't figure it out and it's hurting my brain a bit.
Special questions sunday
Another abbreviation I don't know is ded? What does that mean? And a few others that I can't remember now. Maybe FFTY? I dunno I have seen a few that I just can't figure out.
Another abbreviation I don't know is ded? What does that mean? And a few others that I can't remember now. Maybe FFTY? I dunno I have seen a few that I just can't figure out.
"ded" is just a weird way to say "dead"...usually used when something is super funny or crazy.... I think you mean FTFY? If so, it means "Fixed That For You". Around here is usually means when someone said something wrong or when someone is being sarcastic and replaces what someone said with what they think they really meant or should've said instead.
Another abbreviation I don't know is ded? What does that mean? And a few others that I can't remember now. Maybe FFTY? I dunno I have seen a few that I just can't figure out.
"ded" is just a weird way to say "dead"...usually used when something is super funny or crazy.... I think you mean FTFY? If so, it means "Fixed That For You". Around here is usually means when someone said something wrong or when someone is being sarcastic and replaces what someone said with what they think they really meant or should've said instead.
Ahh! Thank you ! Makes more sense. I think I spent about an hr one night trying to come up with words to go with both of those. I felt incredibly stupid..
Edit because I am incredibly stupid tonight. Spelling...
It is now tuesday but I have a stupid question of my own, what the hell is a siggy?? I've only ever been mobile and I've read others saying you can't see them on mobile?
It is now tuesday but I have a stupid question of my own, what the hell is a siggy?? I've only ever been mobile and I've read others saying you can't see them on mobile?
You can make your signature on the website view on your phone, you just need to log in to the website rather than using tapatalk. You can put a picture in to go with the monthly theme and put in details of EDD, team, how many kids etc but yes they only display on the website not in tapatalk.
budders Never saw my MP with DD, but water broke at onset of labor and I had plenty of bloody show.
This pregnancy, I've seen bits and pieces of what I think are my MP for the last few weeks. No bloody show, yet, and if/when that happens I'm booking it to my provider! lol.
I'm not sure if this is a stupid question, but for you second time moms out there---Did you make living wills before you went to L&D? I don't know why I didn't think of this. My husband has one because he's in the military, but I do not.
Not a stupid question and YES. Getting on my attorney soap box but providing only legal information, not legal advice (how's that for disclaimer!):
In my state, a power of attorney for health care covers health care decisions, a power of attorney for finances covers financial decisions. Both are very important to have, assuming you have someone you trust to act for you should you become incapacitated. In my state a living will only covers whether or not you want a feeding tube or life-sustaining treatment if you are in a persistent vegetative state or have a terminal condition. It wouldn't be sufficient for any pregnancy related issues, that requires a power of attorney for health care.
Many states have a statutory form power of attorney for health care (and a separate one for finances) that is safer to use than something like Legal Zoom. Your state's State Bar Association would have information about obtaining a free form and that is the first place I would call in any state if I wanted one. Also some states might call it something else; perhaps the living will in your state, @badwolf321, is the same as the power of attorney for health care in my state and not like my living will with its limitations. Sometimes hospitals/health care providers have the state form as well they can give you to complete, just depends on your state.
On a related note, I just updated our wills again yesterday. In my state, that is the document we use to nominate guardians of our children should we both die; there is no other method for us to choose them in advance. So to be covered, I have a power of attorney for health care, power of attorney for finances, and a will.
For those of you that are having LO sleeping in a pack n play in your bedroom, are you using a bassinet attachment or just putting LO on the p&p mattress like you would a crib mattress?
For those of you that are having LO sleeping in a pack n play in your bedroom, are you using a bassinet attachment or just putting LO on the p&p mattress like you would a crib mattress?
Ours had a raised "basinet" feature where the full PnP mattress sat in closer to the top, which is how we used it for our 1st. It also had a detachable rocking 'basinet' that we used in the livingroom throughout the day for the first few weeks.
ETA: ours is similar to This Graco one, but instead of a bouncer type detachable item ours has a small vibrating rocker that rocks side to side. In the pic you can see the raised mattress.
Apparently I need this question session to last all week.
H has been reading some parenting books recently (I could not love him any more, it means so much to me that he's trying to learn everything he can), and told me that one said that you were supposed to use cotton balls for diaper changes for the first few weeks instead of wipes. Any truth to this?
You can if you want to (they are probably going to do this at the hospital), I believe some others use a wet cloth or a cotton wipe like you would use on your face to remove makeup, but its not necessary unless your baby shows sensitivities to the wipes. Some people use regular wipes from the beginning with no issues.
We used regular wipes from the start, they had unscented ones in the hospital that we snagged for the first few days at home.
Side note: I only wiped my DD for poop or really wet diapers when her skin was damp to the touch (which was rare) because the diapers wick away the moisture and over wiping can contribute to rashes form some babies.
Apparently I need this question session to last all week.
H has been reading some parenting books recently (I could not love him any more, it means so much to me that he's trying to learn everything he can), and told me that one said that you were supposed to use cotton balls for diaper changes for the first few weeks instead of wipes. Any truth to this?
with DS we followed this rule from a parenting book and used a cotton cloth with water on it for the first few weeks and then switched to unscented wipes after. This time around I purchased a bunch of wipes online called 'Water Wipes' which are unscented and 99.9 % water .1 %fruit extract.
I guess it just depends on how particular you want to be with your baby. I know a lot of moms that used scented major brand name wipes right away and had no issues. With us we tried scented wipes and it gave DS a rash.
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