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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers
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TGal -- your story and strength are both amazing and I am so grateful that you both were ok... Amelia is beautiful!
Bobo, Snlee, Gemma, Ella, Kay, Diver, LIA, Kaleigh, Diamondfan, MSB, Qtiekiki and Burk, -- thank you for your thoughts! it was certainly scary, but it seems to be par for the course with this pregnancy (oh how i hope *that* changes!)
Diver -- my dr. actually told me yesterday that sometimes we don''t know why we are bleeding and that''s not always such a bad thing! okaaaaaaaaaay, i think i''d rather know! but he did mention that it''s common for the placenta to sometimes pull away from the uterus a bit and so that can cause some random bleeding. he admitted that he thought it may have been amniotic fluid, too, when he heard what happened, but then the u/s was great and he seemed very confident that we were all ok....
MSB -- when i say "skating" i don''t really mean "skating" as much as i mean moving up and down the side of the rink (while wearing skates) to coach students.
It''s only work. I really have backed off of anything more physical b/c of the bleeding (and dr. says so!) Thank you for your concern!
MrsS -- big babies rock!
I hope you are recovering well and we can''t wait to hear from you!!
Jas12 -- I hope everything went smootly and you are enjoying your little one already!!
Curly -- congrats on it being a GIRL!!!!!!!!
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Bobo, Snlee, Gemma, Ella, Kay, Diver, LIA, Kaleigh, Diamondfan, MSB, Qtiekiki and Burk, -- thank you for your thoughts! it was certainly scary, but it seems to be par for the course with this pregnancy (oh how i hope *that* changes!)
Diver -- my dr. actually told me yesterday that sometimes we don''t know why we are bleeding and that''s not always such a bad thing! okaaaaaaaaaay, i think i''d rather know! but he did mention that it''s common for the placenta to sometimes pull away from the uterus a bit and so that can cause some random bleeding. he admitted that he thought it may have been amniotic fluid, too, when he heard what happened, but then the u/s was great and he seemed very confident that we were all ok....
MSB -- when i say "skating" i don''t really mean "skating" as much as i mean moving up and down the side of the rink (while wearing skates) to coach students.
MrsS -- big babies rock!
Jas12 -- I hope everything went smootly and you are enjoying your little one already!!
Curly -- congrats on it being a GIRL!!!!!!!!
jen
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Jen -- I''m so sorry I didn''t give you a reply to your post yesterday -- I''ve been kinda haphazardly responding to posts. I just started rereading the last few pages.
I am SO glad you are ok! You are paying your dues!
Also, curly, how lucky are you that you got to have the sex determined so early! yea!
I am SO glad you are ok! You are paying your dues!
Also, curly, how lucky are you that you got to have the sex determined so early! yea!
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MrsS- WELCOME TO THE WORLD BABY JAKE! Congrats! Cant wait to hear about your little guys entrance to the world! Pretty big fella for such a tiny mommy!
Tgal- you totally had me in tears. even when our plans dont go as planned, the experience is none the less miraculous! It only gets better from here! She is so beautiful! what an expressive little cutie already!
Curly- CONGRATS on your little girl!
there are probably more responses to get out, but i''m running off to mommy and me! Here is a pic of my little guy this morning... finally in his Knucklhead jeans LC!!
Tgal- you totally had me in tears. even when our plans dont go as planned, the experience is none the less miraculous! It only gets better from here! She is so beautiful! what an expressive little cutie already!
Curly- CONGRATS on your little girl!
there are probably more responses to get out, but i''m running off to mommy and me! Here is a pic of my little guy this morning... finally in his Knucklhead jeans LC!!
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TGal: I had tears in my eyes as i read ur story and what you went thru..then i read ur last paragraph and it took all my power to not cry my eyes out (hubby would have thought i was nuts!) as you made me remember that exact same moment when i fell in love with my son almost a year ago to the day (he turns 1 tomorrow)...i am humbled by your amazing personality and calmness thru this all..you truly are an amazing person and will be an amazing mom...Congatulations again on a seriously beautiful baby girl....
Curly: Congrats!!!!!!!
Jas12/MrsS: Hope u ladies are doing well and cradling ur little ones!!
sk8rjen: Okay, glad to hear its just goig up and down the rink!! here i was thinking u were doing twirls and all that fancy stuff
Curly: Congrats!!!!!!!
Jas12/MrsS: Hope u ladies are doing well and cradling ur little ones!!
sk8rjen: Okay, glad to hear its just goig up and down the rink!! here i was thinking u were doing twirls and all that fancy stuff
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Wow, TGal, what a story indeed! I gotta admit that I loved seeing our "I don''t know if I''m going to like being a mom" girl turn into a big ole softie the second she held her new little daughter.
But now that we''ve seen what little Amelia looks like, I can see why you''d melt -- she''s just a little love! Really really sweet. How are YOU holding up post-surgery? How''s life as a new mom treating you?
Curly, congrats on daughter #2!! It''s funny given that I don''t even know you in real life, but I just pictured you with two girls. I think it''s because I know how much fun you have dressing Lily up in those girlie clothes! (Although LC and MsF have quite stylish little men too. MsF, I LOL at Ian''s shirt!)
Happy Bday to your son tomorrow, msb!
Katelyn and Gabriel had their doctor appts. this week for the hemangioma (K) and possible hernia and penile adhesion (G). For K, we''re going to just watch it for a little while longer before we decide if we''re going to do anything. It''s pretty small and since the only real treatment would be an injection that has the risk of leaving a scar (whereas the hemangioma itself won''t scar once it goes away on its own, probably starting in another 6 months or so), we don''t feel it''s worth it. If it gets any bigger or affects her breathing in any way, then obviously we''d treat it, but for now, our course of action is no action. And the dr. this morning doesn''t think G''s got a hernia, so that''s good news! He does have penile adhesion though, and that requires a quick in-office procedure to fix that in a few months. So good news for the most part!
Curly, congrats on daughter #2!! It''s funny given that I don''t even know you in real life, but I just pictured you with two girls. I think it''s because I know how much fun you have dressing Lily up in those girlie clothes! (Although LC and MsF have quite stylish little men too. MsF, I LOL at Ian''s shirt!)
Happy Bday to your son tomorrow, msb!
Katelyn and Gabriel had their doctor appts. this week for the hemangioma (K) and possible hernia and penile adhesion (G). For K, we''re going to just watch it for a little while longer before we decide if we''re going to do anything. It''s pretty small and since the only real treatment would be an injection that has the risk of leaving a scar (whereas the hemangioma itself won''t scar once it goes away on its own, probably starting in another 6 months or so), we don''t feel it''s worth it. If it gets any bigger or affects her breathing in any way, then obviously we''d treat it, but for now, our course of action is no action. And the dr. this morning doesn''t think G''s got a hernia, so that''s good news! He does have penile adhesion though, and that requires a quick in-office procedure to fix that in a few months. So good news for the most part!
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oh curly!! I'm so happy for you and your family. two little girls sounds just perfect! and i love that your husband is so thrilled with the outcome too, though he might be regretting that once your two little cuties have him utterly wrapped around their little baby girl fingers
deejay, i too have been spending WAY too much time on this thread. But it's just soooo amazing around here, especially now with babies been born on a near daily basis. i am officially baby crazy and it doesn't help that i just spent the weekend cuddling with my precious nephew - he's *nearly* five months old so the fun is just getting started with all of the giggles/smiles/curious firsts. his cuteness is pretty undeniable (even though i'm surely biased) i know that the readers on this thread love a picture so here he is...
(ETA) sorry so huge - maybe i need to read that picture tutorial too!
deejay, i too have been spending WAY too much time on this thread. But it's just soooo amazing around here, especially now with babies been born on a near daily basis. i am officially baby crazy and it doesn't help that i just spent the weekend cuddling with my precious nephew - he's *nearly* five months old so the fun is just getting started with all of the giggles/smiles/curious firsts. his cuteness is pretty undeniable (even though i'm surely biased) i know that the readers on this thread love a picture so here he is...
(ETA) sorry so huge - maybe i need to read that picture tutorial too!
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Thanks all...she is pretty cute I guess. She doesn''t look anything like me, so maybe that''s why. Most of the circle of friends we hang out with are relatively new (about 2-3 years now) and all have been polite and said she "looks like Scott", i.e., where''s the Korean in her? But my friend of 15 years came for a visit yesterday and was more blunt and said "Girl, you had a WHITE baby!" We were totally cracking up. She said she''s known me for a long time now, but if she had to go into the nursery at the hospital and pick out my baby, she would not have had a clue. I mean, what Korean person has a grey/blue eyed child? Weird.
I do hope she grow some eyebrows and eyelashes though, as she is missing them. I told TGuy to go back into the uterus to look for them.
As for recuperation, I am doing phenomenally well. Even went for a half mile walk with Amelia and my BOB stroller. I dig that thing! At the hospital everyone was amazed at how well I was doing...I was able to go #1, 2 and 3 with no problems (TMI, I know, but pertinent for c-section patients...and vag deliveries too I think). I felt so great that on TGuy went back to work on Thursday and Friday, and I also sent him home on Thursday night to sleep there.
Of course, Thursday night was when the sh*t hit the fan. Amelia could not be consoled and was starving...rooting at every turn and would not sleep due to hunger. Up until that point, I had refused to send her to the nursery. Now, I am all about new parents getting rest...it is very important and I would definitely encourage you soon to be new moms to take advantage of it as completely sleep deprivation is not pretty. But I really felt it was my responsibility to deal with it.
Well, on Thursday night at 2 am, I finally gave in and called the nurse. I had attempted to breast feed her at 9, 10, 11, 12:30 and 2 with no results and just needed an hour''s break from her crying. I was all alone, and was suffering from feeling like a massive failure.
Of course, just my luck, I got my first unsympathetic nurse of my stay. She asked if I had fed her. I said yes, I had just tried. She said well, there was nothing she or the nursery would be able to do and to try feeding her again. And with that she left me.
I would easily say that was the most frustrating, exhausting night of my life. I had hardly any sleep since Sat night (when I was wired over the weekend before going into labor on Monday) and didn''t know what to do with her. She was angry at me, chewing and pulling at my breast. The regular nightshift nurse had told me she would wake me if she caught me sleeping with her in my arms, so with it took all my energy to stay awake from 3:45-4:15 when she actually fell asleep so ONE of us could get some shut eye.
At 10 am, the calvary arrived in the form of the lactation consultant and the pediatrician. I nearly fell to my knees in tears when Amelia stopped crying after being syringe fed some formula. 12 hours of near nonstop crying just ceased and she fell asleep. The consultant worked with me for two hours that day, teaching me to SNS feed her, etc.
Even though it was tough that the nursery nurse didn''t take her that night, I am glad she didn''t. The moral of my above story is if you can, stick it out when it gets frustrating because the hospital has some amazing resources and can help you. But you won''t know what to ask for if you don''t know what the issues are with your baby. Amelia and I have been doing extremely well since and on Friday day and night, everything I learned worked like a charm. I left the hospital fully confident that I could handle motherhood and I don''t think I would have felt that way if I had kept her in the nursery.
Anyhoo, I''m off to respond to all these different posts. Normally I don''t quote and respond individually, but there are so many I think it would make more sense if I did it that way, so please excuse the momentary thread hogging.
And that ends my saga...can''t wait to hear Jas and MrsS''s stories!!!
I do hope she grow some eyebrows and eyelashes though, as she is missing them. I told TGuy to go back into the uterus to look for them.
As for recuperation, I am doing phenomenally well. Even went for a half mile walk with Amelia and my BOB stroller. I dig that thing! At the hospital everyone was amazed at how well I was doing...I was able to go #1, 2 and 3 with no problems (TMI, I know, but pertinent for c-section patients...and vag deliveries too I think). I felt so great that on TGuy went back to work on Thursday and Friday, and I also sent him home on Thursday night to sleep there.
Of course, Thursday night was when the sh*t hit the fan. Amelia could not be consoled and was starving...rooting at every turn and would not sleep due to hunger. Up until that point, I had refused to send her to the nursery. Now, I am all about new parents getting rest...it is very important and I would definitely encourage you soon to be new moms to take advantage of it as completely sleep deprivation is not pretty. But I really felt it was my responsibility to deal with it.
Well, on Thursday night at 2 am, I finally gave in and called the nurse. I had attempted to breast feed her at 9, 10, 11, 12:30 and 2 with no results and just needed an hour''s break from her crying. I was all alone, and was suffering from feeling like a massive failure.
Of course, just my luck, I got my first unsympathetic nurse of my stay. She asked if I had fed her. I said yes, I had just tried. She said well, there was nothing she or the nursery would be able to do and to try feeding her again. And with that she left me.
I would easily say that was the most frustrating, exhausting night of my life. I had hardly any sleep since Sat night (when I was wired over the weekend before going into labor on Monday) and didn''t know what to do with her. She was angry at me, chewing and pulling at my breast. The regular nightshift nurse had told me she would wake me if she caught me sleeping with her in my arms, so with it took all my energy to stay awake from 3:45-4:15 when she actually fell asleep so ONE of us could get some shut eye.
At 10 am, the calvary arrived in the form of the lactation consultant and the pediatrician. I nearly fell to my knees in tears when Amelia stopped crying after being syringe fed some formula. 12 hours of near nonstop crying just ceased and she fell asleep. The consultant worked with me for two hours that day, teaching me to SNS feed her, etc.
Even though it was tough that the nursery nurse didn''t take her that night, I am glad she didn''t. The moral of my above story is if you can, stick it out when it gets frustrating because the hospital has some amazing resources and can help you. But you won''t know what to ask for if you don''t know what the issues are with your baby. Amelia and I have been doing extremely well since and on Friday day and night, everything I learned worked like a charm. I left the hospital fully confident that I could handle motherhood and I don''t think I would have felt that way if I had kept her in the nursery.
Anyhoo, I''m off to respond to all these different posts. Normally I don''t quote and respond individually, but there are so many I think it would make more sense if I did it that way, so please excuse the momentary thread hogging.
And that ends my saga...can''t wait to hear Jas and MrsS''s stories!!!
Tgal, she''s beautiful! I am so glad you both are okay. I can completely relate to your feelings when holding your little one; I felt just the same when first holding mine.
Jas, good luck and I hope you have an easy delivery!
MrsS, congrats to you and welcome to Jake!!
Jen, sorry for your scare. I''m glad all is well with you and the babies!
Jas, good luck and I hope you have an easy delivery!
MrsS, congrats to you and welcome to Jake!!
Jen, sorry for your scare. I''m glad all is well with you and the babies!
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TGal congratulations on your beautiful Amelia.
Your story had me laughing all the way throught till the end.
It just brought me to tears.
You have such a way of writing. What an incredibile story you have to share. She is beautiful.
Enjoy each and every minute because the first year goes by sooooo fast.
I kept checking in to hear your birthing story and today was the day.
I cannot believe you have walked 1/2 a mile since.
You surely are a super-strong woman!
Congrats to the T-Family!
I cannot believe you have walked 1/2 a mile since.
Congrats to the T-Family!
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Congrats Curly..wow a little girl!! I wonder if that means possibly the same for me! (haha). That''s so great that you had such a wonderful dr. appt---good news all around. Seriously reading your post makes me want to get an amnio--sounds so easy and decisive! Yay for all your news and can''t wait to hear your shortlist of names..
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Wow, so much going on in the last few days!
First of all, I need to apologize for pulling a disappearance act this weekend.
For some reason, I''ve been having navigational problem over to the forum.
I couldn''t get that link to work and I was booted off since Friday.
Then Monday rolled around and I got busy.
Will give you the story later.
Just a quick drive by to introduce you all to:
Jadelyn Mae
April 7th, 2008
6lb 9 oz, 20 in
First of all, I need to apologize for pulling a disappearance act this weekend.
For some reason, I''ve been having navigational problem over to the forum.
I couldn''t get that link to work and I was booted off since Friday.
Then Monday rolled around and I got busy.
Will give you the story later.
Just a quick drive by to introduce you all to:
Jadelyn Mae
April 7th, 2008
6lb 9 oz, 20 in
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Curly, congrats on another girl!!! YAY!! I would be so thrilled to have 2 girls also.....I have a sister and we are very close. If I had a daughter I would want another one after just so they could share that sister-ly bond that my sis and I share. Its so special. Thank goodness everything went well with the amnio, and cant wait to hear you names either!
MrsFlutter and Lulu- Your pics are soooo cute!!! Love those little guys!!!
Lili- Congratulations on your new addition! She is adorable and l love the name you picked for her! Cant wait to hear your story!!!
MrsFlutter and Lulu- Your pics are soooo cute!!! Love those little guys!!!
Lili- Congratulations on your new addition! She is adorable and l love the name you picked for her! Cant wait to hear your story!!!
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OH MY GOD lili! You STEALTH BIRTHER you! Figures. What is wrong with you girlfriend??? You couldn''t humor us and make your tiny belly a little bit bigger by going full term?! Hahahaha...
Congrats lili, she is adorable. Your baby looks more like the baby I should have had. I''m still trying to figure out who this white kid in my house is.
Can''t wait to hear your story. I am SO thrilled for you.
Congrats lili, she is adorable. Your baby looks more like the baby I should have had. I''m still trying to figure out who this white kid in my house is.
Can''t wait to hear your story. I am SO thrilled for you.
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Dani, I think we all have said what an awesome job you have...you L&D nurses are really the warriros of it all.Date: 4/9/2008 9:53:11 AM
Author: Dani
OMG, TGal, your story brought tears to my eyes....Isnt it so funny that I do this everyday (my job), and it still moves me every time I hear a birth story?! You really went through alot, and I have to say...thank goodness your water broke when it did, b/c if the toxemia progressed you probably would have been in deeper trouble within another day or two....I am assuming your platelet count was 91,000? That number is on the lower side....not dangerously low, but definitely a ''what''s going on'' low. With toxemia, a potential complication/sequelae is something called HELLP syndrome... HELLP being an acronym for Hemolysis, Elevated liver enzymes, and Low platelets)-it could be life threatening if not caught in time. You are lucky your platelets didnt drop much more than that....if so, they would not have given you an epidural b/c of potential complications concerning bleeding.
Even though you had some complications thrown into the mix, thank God you and the baby are healthy. When crappy things happen in life, I will usually say to myself, ''you know, it could have been alot worse.'' And that is not to downplay what you went through, b/c you did go through so much, but I think the point is is that things could really have been alot worse, bottom line. I believe I think like that b/c of what I do for a living. I see great things often in my job, and I see terrible things often in my job. Labor & Delivery is no joke. Its a critical care unit for mothers & babies!!! Its one of those places that ANYTHING can happen at ANY time, and you have to be prepared for that.
Thank you for sharing your story. Amelia is precious!!!! What a cutie!!!
Yes, I believe that was my platelet levels. They were very vague when I asked about it later on. All I know is that one number (maybe liver?) improved and the other worsened throughout the course of my labor. They wouldn''t tell me any more than that. I''m interested to know what the numbers mean...I couldn''t find info on the net at all.
I TOTALLY know it could have been a lot worse. In fact, I think I had the best case scenario for my situation. I mean, I never thought I was in danger of dying or anything. One of my friends went through a way worse experience that really WAS life threatening. It was more of a pain than anything, but it was all fine and funny to me. TGuy was probably more worried than I was.
I was very glad I gave birth at the hospital, and truly, all the nurses (even my frank version 1.0 nurse) were just SO awesome. I kept thinking, man, you have to look at all this nastiness and gunk every day? Ew. You all are better people than I am.
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lili, congratulations!!!!!!! Jadelyn is GORGEOUS!! What a cutie pie and so little! Can''t wait to hear your story. Hope you''re feeling ok.
TGal, you are my hero. Walking 1/2 mile already?!?! You go, girl. You''re going to have your body back in no time! Just a quick question and forgive me if I''m being stupid but you said you were able to go #1, 2 and 3 without any problems. I know what 1 and 2 are but what is 3?!?! Hope bfing is going well and that Miss Amelia is getting her fill. I love your "white baby" commentary too!!!!!
msflutter, Ian is such a charmer! I have a girl for him...
janine, it could mean a girl for you too!!!! It seems like my timing was classic shettles even though it was clearly unplanned. I have never spoken to anyone who actually went by that method but I guess it can work!
Dani, thanks for the good wishes!! I am really excited that Lily can have a sister to share everything with, especially all the clothes we have!!! And this actually also makes us feel better about moving into a bigger place or expanding our apartment--the 2 girls can share a room! Always thinking...
Can''t wait to hear how jas12 is doing. She must have had that baby by now, right?! And looking forward to seeing cutie Jake. Lots of diamond babies--no surprise on PS!
TGal, you are my hero. Walking 1/2 mile already?!?! You go, girl. You''re going to have your body back in no time! Just a quick question and forgive me if I''m being stupid but you said you were able to go #1, 2 and 3 without any problems. I know what 1 and 2 are but what is 3?!?! Hope bfing is going well and that Miss Amelia is getting her fill. I love your "white baby" commentary too!!!!!
msflutter, Ian is such a charmer! I have a girl for him...
janine, it could mean a girl for you too!!!! It seems like my timing was classic shettles even though it was clearly unplanned. I have never spoken to anyone who actually went by that method but I guess it can work!
Dani, thanks for the good wishes!! I am really excited that Lily can have a sister to share everything with, especially all the clothes we have!!! And this actually also makes us feel better about moving into a bigger place or expanding our apartment--the 2 girls can share a room! Always thinking...
Can''t wait to hear how jas12 is doing. She must have had that baby by now, right?! And looking forward to seeing cutie Jake. Lots of diamond babies--no surprise on PS!
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Date: 4/9/2008 4:42:03 PM
Author: TravelingGal
Date: 4/9/2008 9:53:11 AM
Author: Dani
OMG, TGal, your story brought tears to my eyes....Isnt it so funny that I do this everyday (my job), and it still moves me every time I hear a birth story?! You really went through alot, and I have to say...thank goodness your water broke when it did, b/c if the toxemia progressed you probably would have been in deeper trouble within another day or two....I am assuming your platelet count was 91,000? That number is on the lower side....not dangerously low, but definitely a 'what's going on' low. With toxemia, a potential complication/sequelae is something called HELLP syndrome... HELLP being an acronym for Hemolysis, Elevated liver enzymes, and Low platelets)-it could be life threatening if not caught in time. You are lucky your platelets didnt drop much more than that....if so, they would not have given you an epidural b/c of potential complications concerning bleeding.
Even though you had some complications thrown into the mix, thank God you and the baby are healthy. When crappy things happen in life, I will usually say to myself, 'you know, it could have been alot worse.' And that is not to downplay what you went through, b/c you did go through so much, but I think the point is is that things could really have been alot worse, bottom line. I believe I think like that b/c of what I do for a living. I see great things often in my job, and I see terrible things often in my job. Labor & Delivery is no joke. Its a critical care unit for mothers & babies!!! Its one of those places that ANYTHING can happen at ANY time, and you have to be prepared for that.
Thank you for sharing your story. Amelia is precious!!!! What a cutie!!!
Dani, I think we all have said what an awesome job you have...you L&D nurses are really the warriros of it all.
Yes, I believe that was my platelet levels. They were very vague when I asked about it later on. All I know is that one number (maybe liver?) improved and the other worsened throughout the course of my labor. They wouldn't tell me any more than that. I'm interested to know what the numbers mean...I couldn't find info on the net at all.
I TOTALLY know it could have been a lot worse. In fact, I think I had the best case scenario for my situation. I mean, I never thought I was in danger of dying or anything. One of my friends went through a way worse experience that really WAS life threatening. It was more of a pain than anything, but it was all fine and funny to me. TGuy was probably more worried than I was.
I was very glad I gave birth at the hospital, and truly, all the nurses (even my frank version 1.0 nurse) were just SO awesome. I kept thinking, man, you have to look at all this nastiness and gunk every day? Ew. You all are better people than I am.
Hi TGal,
Well seeing all the nastiness and gunk is just part of the job.....all of us have to deal with it! In reality, I have to say, most patients are very nice and do realize that their nurse does the majority of the work and is mostly responsible for the monitoring of both mother and baby, which is a difficult job.
As far as those numbers, well, they tell us how much the syndrome (toxemia) has progressed. There are different levels, and every patient presents differently..that's the scary thing about it. You are very lucky that you didnt have a seizure or need a transfusion of any kind. You are also very lucky that the baby was not affected, which does happen alot of the time with toxemia.
They are still not 100% sure how/why toxemia develops. There are some theories, but none have been confirmed. There are also some risk factors, e.g women having their first baby, and young mothers (under age 21) are more susceptible to the disease. The treatment generally is magnesium sulfate infusion (to prevent seizures- a potential complication) and to deliver the baby (or end the pregnancy). Usually the patient will start to get better after delivery (after 24 hrs there is usually marked improvement in blood levels (platelets, liver enzymes, uric acid, kidney function, etc). You should have no further complications.....However, you may be at risk for developing the syndrome again with future pregnancies, so now that your dr's know that, I am sure they will keep a very close watch over you next time.....
How is Amelia doing? Is she behaving herself????
TravelingGal
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This had me laughing out loud! And since the only time my csection hurts is when I laugh hard, sneeze or cough, I have to say thanks a lot missy!Date: 4/8/2008 5:29:47 PM
Author: divergrrl
Tales of the weird from pregnancy after effects...Ok...so my baby is 6.5 months old, however, my body is still not completely over the post partum hump. So remember how all my hair started falling out 2 months ago? Well, I no longer have the baseball sized fistfulls of hair when I get out of the shower, but its still more than it used to be. AND...my ''baby fuzz'' regrowth is now in full effect. Its about a half inch long, and get this:
It''s blonde.
AND CURLY!
I have long, straight, dark brown hair! WHAT THE HECK?
OMG...I am so glad to be going to my hairdresser on Sat.....
when I pull my hair back for the gym, its a riot. fuzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeee wuzzzzeeee wuzzz meeeeee.
If I have blond curly fuzzies, I am going to look fuuuunnneeeeeee.....
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Thanks Jadeleaves!Date: 4/8/2008 8:32:35 AM
Author: JadeLeaves
Ohh this thread moves way too quickly for me to follow these days, and for some reason I''m not getting updates via email anymore
TGal - congrats on the birth of TTot Amelia! I bet she''s a little cutie!! Sorry to hear about the toxaemia, hope everything''s ok now.
MrsS - hope you have a safe delivery!
I need to go and read through the past 50 pages to catch up! To the newly pregnant pscopers, congrats, and to the ladies about to have your babies, good luck and best wishes for a safe delivery!
xoxo
P/S: Since button is one of the ''pregnant pscopers alumni'' babies, just a quick update - he''s 18+ mths old now and keeps me busy running after him, he can count to five, string a few words together, and actually sort of converse in sentences instead of grunts and moans. Button also points to babies on the street and tells us ''I WANT BABY!!!'' Does that mean he''s ready for a little brother or sister? Stay tuned
And you know that I just ADORE button. Good he''s cute. And he looks eurasian instead of just white (Can you tell I''m bummed I have a kid who doesn''t look like me? Hehehe). Yes, have another kid so I can fall in love with that one too!
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Hehehe...#3 is farting. It's apparently a big thing for c-section deliveries because gas can be a painful issue. Fortunately, I had no pains from gas at all! (Well, except for my poor nose...)Date: 4/9/2008 4:49:47 PM
Author: curlygirl
TGal, you are my hero. Walking 1/2 mile already?!?! You go, girl. You're going to have your body back in no time! Just a quick question and forgive me if I'm being stupid but you said you were able to go #1, 2 and 3 without any problems. I know what 1 and 2 are but what is 3?!?! Hope bfing is going well and that Miss Amelia is getting her fill. I love your 'white baby' commentary too!!!!!
Speaking of farting...anyone else amazed that such little bodies can produce such AWFUL stenches????
ETA curly, I meant to add on this post, CONGRATULATIONS on your girl! I love girls. I'm biased now. Hee. Crossing fingers for the amnio results...I remember what a breath of relief it was to get mine.
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