The amount of monitoring will depend on the labour you are having. I was on a continuous monitor because my waters had broken and so I was hooked up to IV antibiotics - then they decided to add in the pitocin and so I asked for an epidural plus my ctx were very odd (some were quite far apart and then others just ran into each other so I was having 5 minute long ctx), so that was that and I was on the bed for the duration.Date: 7/7/2009 8:47:01 AM
Author: vizsla
blushing - i am so sorry to hear about your loss. thoughts of comfort and peace heading your way (((hugs)))
robbie- gah! holy cuteness! if i''ve said it once i''ve said it a thousand times.. i luuuuuvvvvv me a baby with hair! and his hair is adorable (especially in your pro photo) gah! good job mama! he''s awesome. question about walking around. my girlfriend did the same as you, walked for almost 2 hours in lieu of laboring in bed laying down. i don''t think she had a birth plan.. i just wonder if being ''tied'' to the bed is something that is standard in order to monitor the baby, or if it based on hospital requirements. the reason i ask is because at any time of distress/pain i *have* to ''walk it off'' ... so i know i''m going to want to labor-walk. i have never thought of writing a birth plan, now i think i should talk to my midwife about this at my next apt.
fiery- another stealth birth girl! she''s beautiful! congratulations!!! we''ll miss you (and robbie) over here!
hello everyone else!
amber - you are getting close to your 20wk scan aren''t you? i''m curious if you are going to continue the ''boy'' trend we have going on here. i haven''t experienced any ''leakage'' but i know my friends have told me it can start anytime... sounds normal.
re: boobage size... gah! i hope mine stop for awhile... they are the only thing that seems to be growing! if i didn''t feel this baby kick i swear i could get away with just ''packing on a few lbs''. actually, it''s kinda getting to the point where i''m beginning to get self conscious. DH and i ran into some friends this weekend and the girl was 4 weeks behind me and, literally, her belly was 2x as big as mine. granted, i didn''t marry a linebacker... and i''m fairly tall with a long torso, but i don''t think i''ve gotten any bigger in 5 weeks. i know i shouldn''t complain, but at 6+ months i *thought* i''d look a liiiiittttllleee more PG than i do. i guess it''s a blessing in disguise..i have a really physical job and right now we are busy busy busy.. i probably wouldn''t be able to keep up if i was bigger
that is just so cool that you can learn so much about what is going on in there! I had 2 real u/s my whole pregnancy so I never really knew what was up in there! Your boys are thriving--I can''t wait to see their chubby little legs (my favorite part of babies!). Thanks for the update!Date: 7/7/2009 2:05:13 PM
Author: Mandarine
Amber, I''m voting girl for you too!
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Quizk update...had my bi-weekly u/s today. The boys are GROWING!! (and so is my belly!). two weeks ago they were both head down...now they are laying on top of each other! (horizontal in my belly!). I am pretty sure they changed into that position yesterday because the movement in there was insane!!!
Baby A is 1lb 2oz and Baby B is 1lb 3oz...the tech said that was big for twins as I''m not even 23 weeks yet!
but again... I am not a doctor and do not recommend going against Dr. recommendations. Hope that helps!
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