MOTN 6/23

[ladysif]

theBeeMama can you take a bath or go for a walk? Even if just walking around inside your house, see if either kickstarts some regularity. Sounds hopeful though, good luck!

[bendherova]

Beemama-- I'd see if you could walk a bit in your house here and there, too.

If it goes on much longer, I'd call L&D and see if you can head in- just bc it's been so intense! (assuming you have an easy back up for your older LO!)


I've been up since 2:45 waiting for L&D to call us in for our induction appt. (randomly woke up then), but have been timing moderate contrax every 6-7min for about an hr!

[theBeeMama]

ladysif I took a long leisurely bath and also walked some, now contractions are under 4 minutes!! Just called my midwife, texted my mother and woke my husband. I'm determined now. Haha

Ps. I love your name. Lady Sif kicks ass.

[a5swanson]

So...LO was born with a crazy head of hair that sticks straight up. Most of the time it's pretty cute, but as I nurse her I'm noticing it's a mullet. For real. Am I cruel for giving my one month old a little trim in the back?! Just to take the rat tail off. Lol.

[periwinkledaydreams]

I just had what started out seeming like it was going to be a really nice, quick, straightforward, wake change eat back to sleep motn feed turn into "Lets see how many times I can poop in one feeding session" challenge. I think we went through 6 diapers since she woke up! This is my biggest frustration with motn feedings this week (first week) is that she seems to without fails ALWAYS poop at least once in the middle of the feeding, so even though I change her into a fresh diaper right before the feed, she ends up falling asleep, I have to try to stealth change her without rustling her back awake at the end. A good tight swaddle and the rocker seem to be our friend after this point but tonight it was just endless. Then when she finally went down I relaized I was STARVING and hadn't eaten dinner last night. Or breakfast yesterday. And really all I had to eat all day yesterday was one sandwich for lunch and a shit ton of coffee. So now Im gorging on a massive bowl of cereal before I plop my ass back to bed for the rest of the wee morning hours.

Beemama I reaaally hope this is it for you!! It sure sounds like it! FX for you!

[ladysif]

Eek, theBeeMama and@ bendherova, so excited for you both!

BeeMama, glad the bath and walking worked, those were my go-tos and definitely helped labor progress. Sounds like you need to get to the hospital! GL! And thanks!

@bendherova I went into labor four hours before I was expected at the hospital to be induced with this LO so ended up with no induction - hope yours is following suit!

[holliberry28]

theBeeMama and bendherova, I hope this is it for you both!!

[bendherova]

They just called and said there is no room available. So, we wait for someone to deliver and then they'll call.

Of course, it didn't sound like anyone was about to do so, and it'll be somewhere around 2h after delivery that a room becomes available. They'll keep calling with updates.

Grrr. more waiting.

contrax stopped around when I fell back to sleep at 445a.

[theBeeMama]

Thanks everyone!

Got to the hospital and we're only 2cm's which kinda deflated me since I've been having contractions for 13 hours (granted they've been pretty irregular up until recently)... They're sending me to walk around for a while. I think that news took away my adrenaline. Send thoughts and prayers my way because I'm a bit discouraged and kinda freaking out about how long this is going to take. I'm sleepy and hungry and missing DS already.

[baytosa2013]

Jun 27, 2015 2:26:57 GMT -5 carolyngrace said:

I don't know why it makes me so angry that DH chooses to stay up until 3am! I just know it bothered me before we had DB and now it royally pisses me off. Seriously the least he could do is think a LITTLE bit ahead and offer to do the MOTN feeding. But no, now we're both up at 3am.

Eta: at 3am I was rocking DB after nursing and DH said " it looks like he will go right down. I'll be in bed and we can fight more about it there."

It's now 4:45 and DB finally let me lay him down. I basically want to murder DH in his peaceful fucking sleep. On top of that I'm wide awake because I'm angry, and I know I need to sleep.

My DH did this last night, although not till 3:30 only 12:30 and not every night. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up and was like what time is it? He's all 12:30 nonchalantly with beer in hand. I'm like shit we have an appt tomorrow what are you still doing up? (He's horrible at waking up early!). He's watching a movie! WTFBBQ! DD was about ready to wake up to eat so I made him do it and I went to bed. I told him we don't get to randomly stay up till all hours and sleep in anymore. He's up now although I know he's hating it. Too bad sucka! I bet that last beer and anchor man don't seem like suck a great idea now do they?!?!

I think that he thinks I have it all under control or something. I've been doing all the MOTN's because he's back to work. I keep telling him its not me just relaxing all day. I'm cleaning, feeding, changing, holding, and dealing with the paperwork aftermath. He's been pretty awesome so I'm trying not to lose my shit over this one time.

Any chance your DH will stay home with the baby so you can get out a little? Even if it is to drive down the street and nap in your car? I hope that you guys can work out the staying up late thing. I get the exact same irritation so I know how that anger feels ( I thought I was the only one). If he's anything like my DH I have to figure out a different approach because head on will make him dig his heels in on certain topics.

[dogmama22]

Jun 27, 2015 4:15:50 GMT -5 a5swanson said:

So...LO was born with a crazy head of hair that sticks straight up. Most of the time it's pretty cute, but as I nurse her I'm noticing it's a mullet. For real. Am I cruel for giving my one month old a little trim in the back?! Just to take the rat tail off. Lol.

Our little guy has the same thing and I've definitely considered giving him a trim. I haven't quite brought myself to actually do it, though.

[ladysif]

theBeeMama you could go from 2-5 in an hour, you never know! Give it a shot, hope things pick up for you ASAP.

@bendherova that is frustrating, I'm sorry.

[silv3rlining]

theBeeMama I went from 3 to baby in 1.5 hours...but my water was broke and I was in low dose of pit. Hope your labor doesn't take too long. I'm sure the prodromal labor has been a mind game!

[theBeeMama]

Thank you all for the encouragement!! we walked for an hour and when we got checked again we were at 5!!! Woohoo! These contractions are no freaking joke! Hoping for a quick go of it from here on out:)

[whoopsadaisy]

theBeeMama - yay!!! Good luck!

[bendherova]

Just kidding. rescheduled for
Monday between 3-7am. And please if the fucking OB talks about a "positive experience" any more I will punch her in the face.

The OB kept repeating over and over that it's ideal to have me come in at night, to get rest during the boring part of the induction. Except their definition of night is to call sometime after midnight on Monday am and have me come in between 3a-7a. Soooooo. HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT MAKE SENSE! (this is why I want to punch her)



eta: DH just went into work.

[jcprn]

Holy crap DH is getting on my every last nerve in the MOTN. He gets annoyed when G wants to eat more frequently than every 3 hours because that was our norm at the beginning. He thinks he's not getting enough when he feeds and keeps saying I should be pumping and giving him extra so that he'll sleep through the night better but I think sometimes he's just hungry a little early. No big deal. Also G has wicked gas that he has a hard time with which makes him extra cranky, especially at night. Which in turn makes DH super cranky (like father, like son). We have been not so nice with each other in the MOTN because of lack of sleep.

Does anyone have experience with gas remedies? I thought I remember seeing someone say something on here about babies bodies getting dependent on certain gas treatments. Is there anything I can use to help get all of us happier?

[ombradellarosa]

Jun 27, 2015 9:54:56 GMT -5 jcprn said:

Does anyone have experience with gas remedies? I thought I remember seeing someone say something on here about babies bodies getting dependent on certain gas treatments. Is there anything I can use to help get all of us happier?

I need this too! I keep reading the same things--pressure to the abdomen, bicycle the legs. That doesn't always seem to work though and poor LO's shrieks of pain are shattering my heart.

[mrsmonogrammed]

Jun 27, 2015 4:15:50 GMT -5 a5swanson said:

So...LO was born with a crazy head of hair that sticks straight up. Most of the time it's pretty cute, but as I nurse her I'm noticing it's a mullet. For real. Am I cruel for giving my one month old a little trim in the back?! Just to take the rat tail off. Lol.

I also had an LO with a crazy head of hair...I call the back part of her hair her little "duck tail" because it looks just like one! I'm going to give it a little time and see if the rest can catch up a little before I do any trimming;)

[wormgerm]

If it were me I would leave the girl mullets alone. One step closer to little baby pig tails!

[shahoi]

Jun 27, 2015 9:46:30 GMT -5 bendherova said:

Just kidding. rescheduled for
Monday between 3-7am. And please if the fucking OB talks about a "positive experience" any more I will punch her in the face.

The OB kept repeating over and over that it's ideal to have me come in at night, to get rest during the boring part of the induction. Except their definition of night is to call sometime after midnight on Monday am and have me come in between 3a-7a. Soooooo. HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT MAKE SENSE! (this is why I want to punch her)



eta: DH just went into work.

WTF?! I would be losing my shit if I were you! Why are they making this so dang complicated for you??? I'm so sorry you keep getting mind fucked!

[silv3rlining]

Jun 27, 2015 13:50:54 GMT -5 shahoi said:

Jun 27, 2015 9:46:30 GMT -5 bendherova said:

Just kidding. rescheduled for
Monday between 3-7am. And please if the fucking OB talks about a "positive experience" any more I will punch her in the face.

The OB kept repeating over and over that it's ideal to have me come in at night, to get rest during the boring part of the induction. Except their definition of night is to call sometime after midnight on Monday am and have me come in between 3a-7a. Soooooo. HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT MAKE SENSE! (this is why I want to punch her)



eta: DH just went into work.

WTF?! I would be losing my shit if I were you! Why are they making this so dang complicated for you??? I'm so sorry you keep getting mind fucked!

+1 that seems a bit bizarre to me...Our hospital is either around 5pm for overnight or 6am. I was actually a noon induced and got a call around 630am bc I wasn't there and my OB hadn't informed them I'd be in later in the day.

[ladysif]

Jun 27, 2015 18:46:16 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

Jun 27, 2015 13:50:54 GMT -5 shahoi said:

WTF?! I would be losing my shit if I were you! Why are they making this so dang complicated for you??? I'm so sorry you keep getting mind fucked!

+1 that seems a bit bizarre to me...Our hospital is either around 5pm for overnight or 6am. I was actually a noon induced and got a call around 630am bc I wasn't there and my OB hadn't informed them I'd be in later in the day.

I am going to +1 too, only because with DS1 they induced me at 4 pm and it was a horrible time because then all my labor was overnight and I went into it exhausted. I outright refused to let that happen this time, I told my doctor I would only do a morning induction and if it got pushed back we would postpone to the next day. Waking you up at 3 a.m. seems counterproductive to having you as ready as possible to labor. Fight back if you want to, it is your experience and a few hours either way could make a huge difference to you. GL whatever you decide!

[bendherova]

Jun 27, 2015 19:50:41 GMT -5 ladysif said:

Jun 27, 2015 18:46:16 GMT -5 silv3rlining said:

+1 that seems a bit bizarre to me...Our hospital is either around 5pm for overnight or 6am. I was actually a noon induced and got a call around 630am bc I wasn't there and my OB hadn't informed them I'd be in later in the day.

I am going to +1 too, only because with DS1 they induced me at 4 pm and it was a horrible time because then all my labor was overnight and I went into it exhausted. I outright refused to let that happen this time, I told my doctor I would only do a morning induction and if it got pushed back we would postpone to the next day. Waking you up at 3 a.m. seems counterproductive to having you as ready as possible to labor. Fight back if you want to, it is your experience and a few hours either way could make a huge difference to you. GL whatever you decide!

No fighting back, I've had a hard enough time to even get an induction appt to begin with.

The OB kept mentioning how she wanted me to have a positive experience and coming in then would make it the best. I was all--- You know what's fucking up this birth experience? That you've dragged your heels for five days to get me on the schedule at all? And it'll be 7 days from when we first talked about it when it happens?

Anyway. H had to do most of the talking bc I would've been really obnoxious.

[ladysif]

Jun 27, 2015 20:47:25 GMT -5 bendherova said:

Jun 27, 2015 19:50:41 GMT -5 ladysif said:

I am going to +1 too, only because with DS1 they induced me at 4 pm and it was a horrible time because then all my labor was overnight and I went into it exhausted. I outright refused to let that happen this time, I told my doctor I would only do a morning induction and if it got pushed back we would postpone to the next day. Waking you up at 3 a.m. seems counterproductive to having you as ready as possible to labor. Fight back if you want to, it is your experience and a few hours either way could make a huge difference to you. GL whatever you decide!

No fighting back, I've had a hard enough time to even get an induction appt to begin with.

The OB kept mentioning how she wanted me to have a positive experience and coming in then would make it the best. I was all--- You know what's fucking up this birth experience? That you've dragged your heels for five days to get me on the schedule at all? And it'll be 7 days from when we first talked about it when it happens?

Anyway. H had to do most of the talking bc I would've been really obnoxious.

Oh golly. I should have remembered that's what you were going through. What a mindfuck, I'm sorry.

[erbear]

bendherova I'm sorry. They had me come in between 9pm-12am for my induction so I could sleep through the boring parts and called me at 8:30pm. It sucks that they're messing with you!

LO keeps falling asleep on me and has no interest in really feeding from my breast tonight. She did so well all day today!

[sully326]

LO won't burp & now she just wants to scream...
And...she has a horrible cough that makes her gag & she sounds congested. I'm NOT ok with this & I'm kind of freaking out...

[baytosa2013]

Jun 28, 2015 2:43:44 GMT -5 budders said:

Jun 28, 2015 2:36:04 GMT -5 sully326 said:

LO won't burp & now she just wants to scream...
And...she has a horrible cough that makes her gag & she sounds congested. I'm NOT ok with this & I'm kind of freaking out...

I am so with you on the freaking out. I was giving V his liquid vitamin at the last feeding and he legitimately choked: he temporarily stopped breathing and was making these awful gagging noises. I turned him over and slapped his back until he started to breathe normally again. Once he did, I cried for 5 minutes straight.

Holy crap! I'd probably still be crying, that's scary! DD gagged and spit up with DH twice and I always feel like oh shit she's going to choke.

I got peed on 3 times and shit on once yesterday...that's gotta be some kind of record. We took DD for newborn photos and there was a lot of calming sans diaper so I guess I was asking for it ! I hope the photos come out good. Bonus is that the photographer is super nice and runs the local baby wearing meetings! I'm going to go to one and see if I can't meet some more new moms. After we went to lunch and the tiny little waitress starts asking a million questions and volunteers that she's pregnant with twins! I'd be petrified after even having just one to have multiples.

[bendherova]

Jun 28, 2015 2:25:20 GMT -5 erbear said:

bendherova I'm sorry. They had me come in between 9pm-12am for my induction so I could sleep through the boring parts and called me at 8:30pm. It sucks that they're messing with you!

LO keeps falling asleep on me and has no interest in really feeding from my breast tonight. She did so well all day today!

Oh, this just makes me even more annoyed! But, you were a medical induction, right? (erbear and I use the same OBs/hospital.)


I've been cramping and contracting irregularly all weekend. I have no idea why my body just won't organize and go into spontaneous labor.

41w today. Induction with DS1 started at 41w (at 9pm, you know, night time).

[gilder40]

Jun 28, 2015 2:43:44 GMT -5 budders said:

Jun 28, 2015 2:36:04 GMT -5 sully326 said:

LO won't burp & now she just wants to scream...
And...she has a horrible cough that makes her gag & she sounds congested. I'm NOT ok with this & I'm kind of freaking out...

I am so with you on the freaking out. I was giving V his liquid vitamin at the last feeding and he legitimately choked: he temporarily stopped breathing and was making these awful gagging noises. I turned him over and slapped his back until he started to breathe normally again. Once he did, I cried for 5 minutes straight.

+1 for this. My little girl was leaning back on my legs and started choking on some spit up. She was gagging and turned red. I flipped her on her tummy and hit her back until she coughed up the spit up. Scared me to death. I was super paranoid for several days after that. Especially when we were in the car and at night.