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Lindsey,
*SO* good to hear from you again! I''m so glad to know that you''re doing as well as you are; you truly are an inspiration to everyone here. I think the steps you''ve been taking in counseling and healing through your tributes to Natalie is wonderful, and will undoubtably help you to not only grieve, but also to hold onto to a positive memory of your beautiful little girl. No one can tell you when the time is for you to move on toward having another child, and I''m sure you and your husband will find the best time for both of you.
Praying for you and thanking God for the family and support you have right now. It''s a blessing. I can''t even say how happy I am to hear that you''re hanging in there and taking such healthy steps forward. I know the road will be a long one, and you will always remember Natalie (as it should be!! She''s your gorgeous daughter!!), but just know that whatever support can be offered online is here for you.
Keep on keeping on, girl. You''re so incredibly strong!! I want to be like you when I grow up!!
*SO* good to hear from you again! I''m so glad to know that you''re doing as well as you are; you truly are an inspiration to everyone here. I think the steps you''ve been taking in counseling and healing through your tributes to Natalie is wonderful, and will undoubtably help you to not only grieve, but also to hold onto to a positive memory of your beautiful little girl. No one can tell you when the time is for you to move on toward having another child, and I''m sure you and your husband will find the best time for both of you.
Praying for you and thanking God for the family and support you have right now. It''s a blessing. I can''t even say how happy I am to hear that you''re hanging in there and taking such healthy steps forward. I know the road will be a long one, and you will always remember Natalie (as it should be!! She''s your gorgeous daughter!!), but just know that whatever support can be offered online is here for you.
Keep on keeping on, girl. You''re so incredibly strong!! I want to be like you when I grow up!!
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Hi ladies!
I just wanted to drop by and say hello. I''m going to catch up with everyone tomorrow. I''m in Vegas now. I''m so tired and so hungry. Thankfully I''m on the company''s dime...that $18 sandwich from room service is going to be soooo good. I miss Mr. Fiery terribly. This is the first time I travel that I missed home before even leaving the airport. Baby did well on the plane. She kicked and moved the entire time which made me smile.
I''ll stop by later. Hopefully my sandwich will be here soon
I just wanted to drop by and say hello. I''m going to catch up with everyone tomorrow. I''m in Vegas now. I''m so tired and so hungry. Thankfully I''m on the company''s dime...that $18 sandwich from room service is going to be soooo good. I miss Mr. Fiery terribly. This is the first time I travel that I missed home before even leaving the airport. Baby did well on the plane. She kicked and moved the entire time which made me smile.
I''ll stop by later. Hopefully my sandwich will be here soon
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Ladies thanks again for your kind words. I''m thankful that you''re thinking of me and can offer such encouraging words.
Courtney The Rh thing is complicated and definitely can be confusing. I''m glad that you had the Rhogam injections, they will prevent you from creating the Rh antibody so that you won''t have problems like mine in your future pregnancies. As you know people are either Rh- or Rh+ (neg or pos blood type) and when Rh- people are exposed to Rh+ blood, their bodies recognize the blood as foreign, create antibodies against it, so that in the future their bodies can recognize and destroy the Rh+ blood. This does not work both ways, Rh+ folks can be exposed to Rh- blood with no problem.
The reason that Rh- women receive Rhogam injections is this -- as you said Alila is Rh+, and if you were exposed to her blood during your pregnancy or at birth, you would create antibodies against that Rh+ blood. Then if you had more Rh+ babies in the future, your body could pass those antibodies to them through the placenta, which would break down the baby''s blood cells and cause it to become anemic and start having problems. When you have created antibodies against Rh+ blood, you are called "Rh sensitized." Most women become sensitized through miscarriages, abortions, and previous pregnancies when they didn''t receive Rhogam or the Rhogam failed (Rhogam failure is very rare though.) My doctors suspect I came in contact with Rh+ blood accidentally through a blood transfusion years ago, since I''ve had no prior pregnancies, and if you had a miscarriage so early you didn''t know about it, the embryo/fetus doesn''t even have the Rh antigen yet.
The maternal fetal specialist says that hemorrhages are not rare during pregnancy, and for most women and their babies are not a big problem unless the babies lose a lot of blood. But any of Natalie''s blood getting into my system caused my antibody levels to skyrocket, which caused her to become very anemic very quickly -- the doctor said it probably happened in less than a day.
Courtney The Rh thing is complicated and definitely can be confusing. I''m glad that you had the Rhogam injections, they will prevent you from creating the Rh antibody so that you won''t have problems like mine in your future pregnancies. As you know people are either Rh- or Rh+ (neg or pos blood type) and when Rh- people are exposed to Rh+ blood, their bodies recognize the blood as foreign, create antibodies against it, so that in the future their bodies can recognize and destroy the Rh+ blood. This does not work both ways, Rh+ folks can be exposed to Rh- blood with no problem.
The reason that Rh- women receive Rhogam injections is this -- as you said Alila is Rh+, and if you were exposed to her blood during your pregnancy or at birth, you would create antibodies against that Rh+ blood. Then if you had more Rh+ babies in the future, your body could pass those antibodies to them through the placenta, which would break down the baby''s blood cells and cause it to become anemic and start having problems. When you have created antibodies against Rh+ blood, you are called "Rh sensitized." Most women become sensitized through miscarriages, abortions, and previous pregnancies when they didn''t receive Rhogam or the Rhogam failed (Rhogam failure is very rare though.) My doctors suspect I came in contact with Rh+ blood accidentally through a blood transfusion years ago, since I''ve had no prior pregnancies, and if you had a miscarriage so early you didn''t know about it, the embryo/fetus doesn''t even have the Rh antigen yet.
The maternal fetal specialist says that hemorrhages are not rare during pregnancy, and for most women and their babies are not a big problem unless the babies lose a lot of blood. But any of Natalie''s blood getting into my system caused my antibody levels to skyrocket, which caused her to become very anemic very quickly -- the doctor said it probably happened in less than a day.
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Here''s my birth story...It''s a little long.
After anxiously waiting for a bed for over an hour on Wednesday, we got into our L&D room around 12:30. My OB (we’ll call her Tiffany) was at her satellite office about 30 minutes away for the afternoon, so we knew her partner, Dr. Sullivan would be checking in on us. Dr. Sullivan finally arrived a little before 2pm. I’d never met any of the other partners before because Tiffany was available for all my appointments throughout the pregnancy. Sullivan was all business at first and a VERY fast talker. She wasted no time checking me (OUCH) and decided to go ahead and break my water on the spot. I was kind of shock because I knew Tiffany had discussed possibly putting the cervical ripening stuff on first and letting that do it’s thing. I was still only 2cm and 50%. So there went my water and they started the pitocin. This all happened right around 2pm. I started cramping almost immediately and around 3pm, we were discussing pain med options. I wasn’t sure about any of the IV meds because I’d heard good AND bad things. I didn’t want to be groggy, but I figured pushing was far enough away and the epidural would possibly slow down the labor. DH talked me into waiting for the epidural and taking this stuff instead. I liked it at first! I’ll admit it was kind of fun. But then I noticed the contractions coming on stronger and all this stuff was doing was making it “fun” in between the pain! By 3:45 I was requesting the epidural and got it by 4pm. I thought I was being such a wuss only lasting an hour or 2. The epidural HURT like hell going in. He must’ve screwed up the first time because I felt him stick me twice. I cursed a couple of times and the tears started to pour during that second stick. I soon realized it was ALL worth it. I felt no pain, but still had semi control of my legs. The baby’s heart rate dropped a little and the nurse had me lay on my left side. She then put on her gloves and decided to check me herself. I don’t exactly remember why. I had dilated to 4cm and 90% in a little over 2 hours! That explained the painful contractions I’d been having and I didn’t feel so bad for wanting the drugs soon! Tiffany showed up around 6ish and I had already dilated to 7cm! I was amazed at how quickly I was progressing. She said she’d return around 8 and check me then. A couple of my friends showed up around 7pm to bring my DH some medicine for his allergies. When I went to turn to my left side, I suddenly felt horribly nauseous. When I said that out loud, the nurse said I may be fully dilated. She checked me and said “oh yeah, it’s time.” I BURST into tears when she announced that!! I was in shock and was just not prepared to have to be pushing so soon. DH was getting emotional too and we just had a loving moment where we realized our miracle would be arriving soon. Tiffany showed up and I began pushing at 7:30. This part was and still is amazing to me. The strength I found within me was such a surprise. I pushed and pushed and refreshed myself after each break in between contractions. I felt the tremendous pressure down there, especially around my anus, but no pain. I continued pushing for 2 hours until we were told the baby’s heart rate was dropping in between contractions. After monitoring her for 2 more contractions, my OB decided she needed to help me get her out. We were given the option of vacuum, forceps, or straight to C-section. I started to become very scared and very shaky. We decided to go with the vacuum as it seemed less strenuous on baby and me. Tiffany told us we had one chance and if it didn’t work, we’d be going in for a C-section. I became very emotional and tried to stay calm. As about 5 additional staff people rushed in and prepared for the vacuum, I prayed with my mom while Steve tried to get a hold of everyone waiting in the waiting room. We wanted everyone to pray this would work and that she’d get out safely. It all happened so fast and next thing I knew, I was being told to push. I pushed with everything in me…that I never knew I had. The 3rd and final push, she came out at 9:55pm. I immediately burst into tears. She was so beautiful. She didn’t come right out with a loud cry and looked a little pale, so they took her to neo-natal to examine her and they brought her right back. She had gained more color and was crying nice and loudly. I was given more meds through the epidural while they stitched me up. That took about an hour to do and I was so uncomfortable. I had a 2nd degree tear and tons of swelling from the 2 hours of pushing and final vacuum pushing. After some friends and family came through to see Alila, they took her to the nursery and I was left alone in the L&D room. The epidural started to wear off and I was in horrible pain. I moaned and groaned and was just out of it. I couldn’t figure out how to call a nurse. DH finally came back in and heard me in pain. He still feels guilty about leaving me along in there…he didn’t realize it with all the fuss surrounding the baby. The nurse came in and gave me pain meds orally. When she emptied my bladder for me, I was practically screaming in pain. I still don’t know why they couldn’t give some through the IV. I needed immediate relief. I just groaned for about 20 minutes until the meds kicked in. We were moved to post partum and Alila was brought to us soon after. I couldn’t believe what I’d accomplished! She is absolutely perfect in every way. DH kind of likes her too.
Check out this picture of Alila next to my new born photo!
After anxiously waiting for a bed for over an hour on Wednesday, we got into our L&D room around 12:30. My OB (we’ll call her Tiffany) was at her satellite office about 30 minutes away for the afternoon, so we knew her partner, Dr. Sullivan would be checking in on us. Dr. Sullivan finally arrived a little before 2pm. I’d never met any of the other partners before because Tiffany was available for all my appointments throughout the pregnancy. Sullivan was all business at first and a VERY fast talker. She wasted no time checking me (OUCH) and decided to go ahead and break my water on the spot. I was kind of shock because I knew Tiffany had discussed possibly putting the cervical ripening stuff on first and letting that do it’s thing. I was still only 2cm and 50%. So there went my water and they started the pitocin. This all happened right around 2pm. I started cramping almost immediately and around 3pm, we were discussing pain med options. I wasn’t sure about any of the IV meds because I’d heard good AND bad things. I didn’t want to be groggy, but I figured pushing was far enough away and the epidural would possibly slow down the labor. DH talked me into waiting for the epidural and taking this stuff instead. I liked it at first! I’ll admit it was kind of fun. But then I noticed the contractions coming on stronger and all this stuff was doing was making it “fun” in between the pain! By 3:45 I was requesting the epidural and got it by 4pm. I thought I was being such a wuss only lasting an hour or 2. The epidural HURT like hell going in. He must’ve screwed up the first time because I felt him stick me twice. I cursed a couple of times and the tears started to pour during that second stick. I soon realized it was ALL worth it. I felt no pain, but still had semi control of my legs. The baby’s heart rate dropped a little and the nurse had me lay on my left side. She then put on her gloves and decided to check me herself. I don’t exactly remember why. I had dilated to 4cm and 90% in a little over 2 hours! That explained the painful contractions I’d been having and I didn’t feel so bad for wanting the drugs soon! Tiffany showed up around 6ish and I had already dilated to 7cm! I was amazed at how quickly I was progressing. She said she’d return around 8 and check me then. A couple of my friends showed up around 7pm to bring my DH some medicine for his allergies. When I went to turn to my left side, I suddenly felt horribly nauseous. When I said that out loud, the nurse said I may be fully dilated. She checked me and said “oh yeah, it’s time.” I BURST into tears when she announced that!! I was in shock and was just not prepared to have to be pushing so soon. DH was getting emotional too and we just had a loving moment where we realized our miracle would be arriving soon. Tiffany showed up and I began pushing at 7:30. This part was and still is amazing to me. The strength I found within me was such a surprise. I pushed and pushed and refreshed myself after each break in between contractions. I felt the tremendous pressure down there, especially around my anus, but no pain. I continued pushing for 2 hours until we were told the baby’s heart rate was dropping in between contractions. After monitoring her for 2 more contractions, my OB decided she needed to help me get her out. We were given the option of vacuum, forceps, or straight to C-section. I started to become very scared and very shaky. We decided to go with the vacuum as it seemed less strenuous on baby and me. Tiffany told us we had one chance and if it didn’t work, we’d be going in for a C-section. I became very emotional and tried to stay calm. As about 5 additional staff people rushed in and prepared for the vacuum, I prayed with my mom while Steve tried to get a hold of everyone waiting in the waiting room. We wanted everyone to pray this would work and that she’d get out safely. It all happened so fast and next thing I knew, I was being told to push. I pushed with everything in me…that I never knew I had. The 3rd and final push, she came out at 9:55pm. I immediately burst into tears. She was so beautiful. She didn’t come right out with a loud cry and looked a little pale, so they took her to neo-natal to examine her and they brought her right back. She had gained more color and was crying nice and loudly. I was given more meds through the epidural while they stitched me up. That took about an hour to do and I was so uncomfortable. I had a 2nd degree tear and tons of swelling from the 2 hours of pushing and final vacuum pushing. After some friends and family came through to see Alila, they took her to the nursery and I was left alone in the L&D room. The epidural started to wear off and I was in horrible pain. I moaned and groaned and was just out of it. I couldn’t figure out how to call a nurse. DH finally came back in and heard me in pain. He still feels guilty about leaving me along in there…he didn’t realize it with all the fuss surrounding the baby. The nurse came in and gave me pain meds orally. When she emptied my bladder for me, I was practically screaming in pain. I still don’t know why they couldn’t give some through the IV. I needed immediate relief. I just groaned for about 20 minutes until the meds kicked in. We were moved to post partum and Alila was brought to us soon after. I couldn’t believe what I’d accomplished! She is absolutely perfect in every way. DH kind of likes her too.
Check out this picture of Alila next to my new born photo!
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Courtney- Thanks for your story- you did such a good job and should be very proud! I hate to think of you being left in that room in pain all alone...maybe bring that up to your DH sometime when it''s convenient
(teasing, teasing!). Alila is so adorable! I cannot BELIEVE that the 2 pics are not the same baby! It is seriously crazy how much she looks like you! Congratulations again on your beautiful girl!
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Courtney- That is an amazing birth story. I especially liked hearing how you had semi-control of your legs and could still feel pressure with the epidural. I''d always wanted to try giving birth med-free but I know I don''t deal well with pain either. It''s nice to see that you still have some sensation with the epidural and aren''t just completely numb. And let me tell you that Alila is totally your "mini-me!" Ugh, I can''t tell you how many times I''ve seen baby pictures of someone in the family, paired with the new baby, and never really see a likeness. It''s like "yeah they are both bald... wow!" But you and Alila are seriously so identical! It will be neat to see if she continues to look like you as she gets older. Congrats Mama!
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Wow, Courtney, you both look identical - and there I was thinking she looked like your DH in the scan pics!
Thanks for posting up your L&D story! Sorry to hear about all the problems during the labour and the pain - so not fair!
Mia, I don't know if they have them in the USA, but worth asking about 'mobile epidurals'. They do them at my hospital and basically you are in charge of dosage, so you can press the button loads of times and be unable to move, or you can keep it lower and still be able to walk around, use the bathroom yourself etc, or a mix of the two depending on how much coverage you need.
I have warned both DH and the hospital that when I ask for the epidural I mean get that anaesthetist here NOW! It's my one fear that I will be left with nothing for hours - especially now that the OB is insisting that the consultant does my epi not one of the more junior anaesthetists, so making it even more likely that they will be stick in theatre or something...
Lindsey - so glad to hear from you and I am pleased that you are getting some answers. I was talking to my OB friend on Friday about you and she was saying how in 60% of cases they just can't tell what happened and she hoped you would be in that 40% who do. I'm very sorry that it looks like it was the RH incompatibility, and what that means for your future choices - sounds like you have the possibility of fantastic care available though. Don't feel it's at all odd to be talking about trying again, I would say it is very normal - the first thing my friend asked was when you were planning to as that is what she would advise her patients. She also thought 6 months was a good idea after a c-section. Thinking of you and your husband and wishing you all the best.
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This week has been a bit of a nightmare - my employers sent a THIRTEEN page letter back to my lawyer on Thursday which took a fair amount of time to stagger through. Another one of these ones that you start out panicking and then by the fourth read-through you're thinking that actually there's nothing new and they've just said in 13 pages what could be said in three. They've denied everything again - as expected.
I also sent them a letter before Easter putting my cards on the table and asking for an actual amount of $$ to resign, drop the case and go away. Still waiting for a response to that.
Anyhow, the deadline to file with the courts is this Thursday, so I have spent all last week filling in the forms, going over them and yesterday having to do a complete rewrite. They're back with my lawyer at the moment and hopefully he will okay them this time. Doesn't help that it's a public holiday today - not that he seems to work normal hours anyway (emails me at 2am, and was in touch all over Easter despite being in Portugal on holiday). I'm sure the bill will reflect this!
Anyway, looks like I'm pulling the trigger tomorrow or Wednesday. Court date should be in September unless we settle before then. Can't believe that this whole saga is going to take an entire year to sort out but if that's what it takes...
Have been a bit stressed and down about it all - despite knowing that I have a strong case. I had a bit of a 'woe is me' session yesterday - the combo of not sleeping, hormones and worry plus feeling like crap due to all the above plus painful swollen ankles, carpal tunnel coming on in my wrists as they're now swelling up too, really sore burning feeling in the skin over my bump and general fed-uped-ness was not good and poor DH got to deal with it... and all the BH have stopped completely....
I don't feel ready for a baby at all, but I am SO READY to get my body back to myself!
Pandora
38 weeks tomorrow...
Thanks for posting up your L&D story! Sorry to hear about all the problems during the labour and the pain - so not fair!
Mia, I don't know if they have them in the USA, but worth asking about 'mobile epidurals'. They do them at my hospital and basically you are in charge of dosage, so you can press the button loads of times and be unable to move, or you can keep it lower and still be able to walk around, use the bathroom yourself etc, or a mix of the two depending on how much coverage you need.
I have warned both DH and the hospital that when I ask for the epidural I mean get that anaesthetist here NOW! It's my one fear that I will be left with nothing for hours - especially now that the OB is insisting that the consultant does my epi not one of the more junior anaesthetists, so making it even more likely that they will be stick in theatre or something...
Lindsey - so glad to hear from you and I am pleased that you are getting some answers. I was talking to my OB friend on Friday about you and she was saying how in 60% of cases they just can't tell what happened and she hoped you would be in that 40% who do. I'm very sorry that it looks like it was the RH incompatibility, and what that means for your future choices - sounds like you have the possibility of fantastic care available though. Don't feel it's at all odd to be talking about trying again, I would say it is very normal - the first thing my friend asked was when you were planning to as that is what she would advise her patients. She also thought 6 months was a good idea after a c-section. Thinking of you and your husband and wishing you all the best.
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This week has been a bit of a nightmare - my employers sent a THIRTEEN page letter back to my lawyer on Thursday which took a fair amount of time to stagger through. Another one of these ones that you start out panicking and then by the fourth read-through you're thinking that actually there's nothing new and they've just said in 13 pages what could be said in three. They've denied everything again - as expected.
I also sent them a letter before Easter putting my cards on the table and asking for an actual amount of $$ to resign, drop the case and go away. Still waiting for a response to that.
Anyhow, the deadline to file with the courts is this Thursday, so I have spent all last week filling in the forms, going over them and yesterday having to do a complete rewrite. They're back with my lawyer at the moment and hopefully he will okay them this time. Doesn't help that it's a public holiday today - not that he seems to work normal hours anyway (emails me at 2am, and was in touch all over Easter despite being in Portugal on holiday). I'm sure the bill will reflect this!
Anyway, looks like I'm pulling the trigger tomorrow or Wednesday. Court date should be in September unless we settle before then. Can't believe that this whole saga is going to take an entire year to sort out but if that's what it takes...
Have been a bit stressed and down about it all - despite knowing that I have a strong case. I had a bit of a 'woe is me' session yesterday - the combo of not sleeping, hormones and worry plus feeling like crap due to all the above plus painful swollen ankles, carpal tunnel coming on in my wrists as they're now swelling up too, really sore burning feeling in the skin over my bump and general fed-uped-ness was not good and poor DH got to deal with it... and all the BH have stopped completely....
I don't feel ready for a baby at all, but I am SO READY to get my body back to myself!
Pandora
38 weeks tomorrow...
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LOL, you and me both!Date: 5/4/2009 7:32:36 AM
Author: fisherofmengirly
Oh Pandora,
I hope all this work/lawyer/court stuff gets figured out *soon!!*
How is your hubby doing?
Can''t wait to meet Miss Daisy!!!
DH is being saint-like. In all this time of dealing with me being severely depressed for several months, not exactly blooming my way through pregnancy and the added financial burden on him due to my salary being cut so badly, he has never once got angry with me or lost his temper. He''s obviously quite stressed about things, but I must admit that even at the worst moments, we have both realised that we are fundamentally happy because we have each other and at the end of the day that is something that will be there when this situation is long behind us.
He''s very excited about meeting his daughter - and loves playing with her toes. She tend to stick them out of my right-hand side and he then tickles her feet and she goes all wriggly. I don''t get an option in this game! I think he''ll be a really good father - if rather inclined to spoil her I fear.
I''m both excited and scared - in many ways I''m so relieved that I''ll have a whole week in hospital with staff on hand who actually know what to do with a baby!
I''m making sure that I have good Internet access in hospital so I will definitely post up pics as soon as I can once she is born. They have media centres in all the delivery rooms that pull down so you can use them in bed, with internet access, TV etc
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This threads a Hoppin'!
Great Belly pics to All! Love seeing the newer bellies - they are so cute!!!!!
Courtney - YOWSERS! I'm sorry you had a bit of a rough go with your labour and delivery - I can tell that Alila will be worth it all when you heal up and start to feel more like yourself
She is unbelievably cute! The resemblance is uncanny
. You must be glowing with pride at your little beauty. I'm sending you tons of healing vibes - so that your post-partum pains go away soon. Congrats Momma! Post more pics! hah.
Pandora - ewwwwwwwwwwwww. 13 pages. Urgh. how annoying. I'm really sorry that you've had to deal with this. In theory, this dang lawsuit has been your FULL TIME JOB this year! Obviously not your first choice of vocation, but you've done a great job baking Daisy and dealing with the Lawsuit. Don't be hard on yourself. I think you're allowed to have a few "@#&#&^*&$%" moments. You DH sounds like a lovely man; you are so blessed to have each other.
Now, get drinking your red rasperry leaf tea and lets get these contractions going shall we
. tee hee. You're hospital sounds great. BTW.
My UTE update: Baby has dropped considerably. A woman even stopped me on the street to tell me that I'd be delivering within days.
We'll see about that! But it's true, the baby's butt, which used to be up near my ribs, is all the way down at my bellybutton now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DH is freaking a bit...as it's now VISUALLY apparent that labour and delivery are imminent. Not only does the baby look a lot lower, it FEELS much lower. I have tons of pressure in my pelvis. Interestingly though - no BH.
I'm so curious to see how long it's going to take to go into labour.
It's worrysome, a tad, because baby is not as active now that it is engaged and dropped. I have to do hourly fetal movement checks because the baby has really slowed in activity. Should I tell middie about this or just go with the flow?
Mela
37w3d
Great Belly pics to All! Love seeing the newer bellies - they are so cute!!!!!
Courtney - YOWSERS! I'm sorry you had a bit of a rough go with your labour and delivery - I can tell that Alila will be worth it all when you heal up and start to feel more like yourself
Pandora - ewwwwwwwwwwwww. 13 pages. Urgh. how annoying. I'm really sorry that you've had to deal with this. In theory, this dang lawsuit has been your FULL TIME JOB this year! Obviously not your first choice of vocation, but you've done a great job baking Daisy and dealing with the Lawsuit. Don't be hard on yourself. I think you're allowed to have a few "@#&#&^*&$%" moments. You DH sounds like a lovely man; you are so blessed to have each other.
Now, get drinking your red rasperry leaf tea and lets get these contractions going shall we
My UTE update: Baby has dropped considerably. A woman even stopped me on the street to tell me that I'd be delivering within days.
I'm so curious to see how long it's going to take to go into labour.
Mela
37w3d
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Ditto - I just prod her a bit though and she''ll move, but nothing like the activity levels of a few weeks ago. I think they just run out of room and once the head starts engaging it''s probably not that comfortable for them.Date: 5/4/2009 8:54:59 AM
Author: mela lu
I''m so curious to see how long it''s going to take to go into labour.It''s worrysome, a tad, because baby is not as active now that it is engaged and dropped. I have to do hourly fetal movement checks because the baby has really slowed in activity. Should I tell middie about this or just go with the flow?
Mela
37w3d
Daisy also does a lot of serious sleeping at the moment so there are often hours with nothing at all - eating something sugary or drinking something cold will often wake her up, so worth trying that if you get worried.
I would def. ring if you are concerned - better safe than sorry...
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Talk to the middie, why not? Can''t hurt. I called mine a lot more in the last weeks, it is normal and they are totally responsive! If you are worried, drink soem juice and lay down to do a kick cout. 10 movements in 2 hours is normalDate: 5/4/2009 10:51:16 AM
Author: Pandora II
Ditto - I just prod her a bit though and she''ll move, but nothing like the activity levels of a few weeks ago. I think they just run out of room and once the head starts engaging it''s probably not that comfortable for them.Date: 5/4/2009 8:54:59 AM
Author: mela lu
I''m so curious to see how long it''s going to take to go into labour.It''s worrysome, a tad, because baby is not as active now that it is engaged and dropped. I have to do hourly fetal movement checks because the baby has really slowed in activity. Should I tell middie about this or just go with the flow?
Mela
37w3d
Daisy also does a lot of serious sleeping at the moment so there are often hours with nothing at all - eating something sugary or drinking something cold will often wake her up, so worth trying that if you get worried.
I would def. ring if you are concerned - better safe than sorry...
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Courtney- Thank you for sharing your birth story! I'm so sorry about the pain. Love the matching infant photos! Alila is an absolute doll.
Pandora- I'm so sorry about all of the (ex-)work stress. I hope things are settled sooner rather than later, for the health of both you and Daisy. Congratulations on almost 38 weeks! Wow. The end is in sight. Big hugs.
mela- I'm with the others- it never hurts to call. Even if it's just for peace of mind, it's worth it!
This rib pain I've been experiencing, which was sporadic, was constant all yesterday. It turned me into such a crab. My poor husband. I'm waiting now to call the doctor to see what else can be done, because the pain kept me up all last night. It isn't a severe pain, but enough to keep me from sleeping well (or at all).
If it's just baby feet, there's not a lot I can do...he just really seems to love my right side. Too bad his love of my right side interferes with my love of sleeping. I guess this is practice?
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Pandora- I'm so sorry about all of the (ex-)work stress. I hope things are settled sooner rather than later, for the health of both you and Daisy. Congratulations on almost 38 weeks! Wow. The end is in sight. Big hugs.
mela- I'm with the others- it never hurts to call. Even if it's just for peace of mind, it's worth it!
This rib pain I've been experiencing, which was sporadic, was constant all yesterday. It turned me into such a crab. My poor husband. I'm waiting now to call the doctor to see what else can be done, because the pain kept me up all last night. It isn't a severe pain, but enough to keep me from sleeping well (or at all).
If it's just baby feet, there's not a lot I can do...he just really seems to love my right side. Too bad his love of my right side interferes with my love of sleeping. I guess this is practice?
30w4d
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Ebree, try asking if you can get an elasticated tube bandage - it has made so much difference to me, to the extent that I now only wear the bandage if I'm doing a lot of walking around and I have almost zero rib pain anymore unless I overdo things. It's also nice as it supports the bump a bit. I would never have believed it could work.Date: 5/4/2009 11:53:22 AM
Author: EBree
Courtney- Thank you for sharing your birth story! I'm so sorry about the pain. Love the matching infant photos! Alila is an absolute doll.
Pandora- I'm so sorry about all of the (ex-)work stress. I hope things are settled sooner rather than later, for the health of both you and Daisy. Congratulations on almost 38 weeks! Wow. The end is in sight. Big hugs.
mela- I'm with the others- it never hurts to call. Even if it's just for peace of mind, it's worth it!
This rib pain I've been experiencing, which was sporadic, was constant all yesterday. It turned me into such a crab. My poor husband. I'm waiting now to call the doctor to see what else can be done, because the pain kept me up all last night. It isn't a severe pain, but enough to keep me from sleeping well (or at all).
If it's just baby feet, there's not a lot I can do...he just really seems to love my right side. Too bad his love of my right side interferes with my love of sleeping. I guess this is practice?
30w4d
ETA: I have baby feet on the right side as well - and the pain was always on the same side.
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Ebree, have you tried pelvic rocking to try to get baby to move into a more comfortable position for you?
Pandora, I meant to comment when I posted last time, but my memory is so awful these days I forget what I''m doing half the time. I hope your employers agree to settle so you don''t have to go to court in September. I can''t believe the whole thing is taking so long!
Pandora, I meant to comment when I posted last time, but my memory is so awful these days I forget what I''m doing half the time. I hope your employers agree to settle so you don''t have to go to court in September. I can''t believe the whole thing is taking so long!
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Pandora- Thank you for reminding me about the bandage. As soon as a nurse calls me back, I'll ask her about it.
Robbie- I've tried laying on my left side to get him to move over, but he always returns to the right side. I guess it's just the more comfortable area of my uterus. I'll try some pelvic rocking this morning, though, to see if it helps. Thank you for the suggestion!
Robbie- I've tried laying on my left side to get him to move over, but he always returns to the right side. I guess it's just the more comfortable area of my uterus. I'll try some pelvic rocking this morning, though, to see if it helps. Thank you for the suggestion!
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Ebree - I''m sorry to hear about your rib pain! I started getting it towards the end too and it really helped if I got down on my hands and knees and tilted to pelvis to try to get baby to move. It also helped to "drape" myself over a birthing ball. My little guy didn''t budge and his little feet were up under my right ribcage until I delivered. Good luck!
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Courtney
Alila is beautiful -- just like her mama.
Like others have said, the resemblance is uncanny.
I wonder if she''ll track your appearance?
You''ll have to post side-by-side pictures of yourself and her if she does
I love reading your birth story -- thanks for sharing.
Sounds like you had a pretty short labor.
Hope the recovery is short and quick.
Pandora
I''d like to kick your former employer in the rear
You''d think they''d be nicer since your are preggo.
I hope things resolve quickly.
On a happier note -- woohoo on 38wks -- so close!
Alila is beautiful -- just like her mama.
Like others have said, the resemblance is uncanny.
I wonder if she''ll track your appearance?
You''ll have to post side-by-side pictures of yourself and her if she does
I love reading your birth story -- thanks for sharing.
Sounds like you had a pretty short labor.
Hope the recovery is short and quick.
Pandora
I''d like to kick your former employer in the rear
You''d think they''d be nicer since your are preggo.
I hope things resolve quickly.
On a happier note -- woohoo on 38wks -- so close!
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Oh, and D'oi!
I forgot to mention...my girlfriends all pitched in and bought me....wait for it...
THE BOON FLAIR HIGHCHAIR!
I didn't have a real shower (my office gave me a wee little one) so they decided to do a group gift.
Is it wrong that I love an inanimate object so much?
...no really. It looks SO good in my kitchen. lol. Himer is so lucky already!
I forgot to mention...my girlfriends all pitched in and bought me....wait for it...
THE BOON FLAIR HIGHCHAIR!
I didn't have a real shower (my office gave me a wee little one) so they decided to do a group gift.
Is it wrong that I love an inanimate object so much?
...no really. It looks SO good in my kitchen. lol. Himer is so lucky already!
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