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Just had a total hormonal pregnancy meltdown....
So I don''t have family near me, they all live a state away. So the plan is to have my mom and grandma drive down and stay for about a week...few days before the birth, while in the hospital, and a few days after. Then my in-laws will fly in the day after they leave to stay for a week. All of that was fine b/c I will need people here to help while I recover from the c-section(don''t think I''m supposed to drive for the first 2 weeks, and that sort of thing). Well, then my FIL just called to inform me that my sister-in-law and BOYFRIEND were also coming. Okay, I''ve met this guy twice! I just said um okay on the phone, but the more I think about it, we''re going to tell them it''s not okay for the boyfriend to come. I mean, family is one thing...a virtual stranger in my house while I''m trying to recover from surgery and figure out the whole nursing thing is another. UGH, seriously some people don''t think! I know I''m just on hormonal overdrive here and it''s probably not a big deal, but just had to get that out. Okay, rant is officially over. Thanks for listening!
So I don''t have family near me, they all live a state away. So the plan is to have my mom and grandma drive down and stay for about a week...few days before the birth, while in the hospital, and a few days after. Then my in-laws will fly in the day after they leave to stay for a week. All of that was fine b/c I will need people here to help while I recover from the c-section(don''t think I''m supposed to drive for the first 2 weeks, and that sort of thing). Well, then my FIL just called to inform me that my sister-in-law and BOYFRIEND were also coming. Okay, I''ve met this guy twice! I just said um okay on the phone, but the more I think about it, we''re going to tell them it''s not okay for the boyfriend to come. I mean, family is one thing...a virtual stranger in my house while I''m trying to recover from surgery and figure out the whole nursing thing is another. UGH, seriously some people don''t think! I know I''m just on hormonal overdrive here and it''s probably not a big deal, but just had to get that out. Okay, rant is officially over. Thanks for listening!
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Steph~ I wouldn''t allow it either. I couldn''t imagine if my sis thought it''d be okay to bring her bf to my house just after a c-section, recovering, nursing, trying to figure out how to balance 2 kids and entertaining the parents. You have every right to rant!!
SIL had her baby today. It was a planned c-section and went very differently from her previous emergency c-section (or mine for that matter.) She lost a lot of blood and they still may give her a transfusion but they haven''t decided yet. She also said it "hurt" when they were putting her back together, like they were "forefully leading her by her intestines."
Alexander George is doing very well. He weighed in at 8 lbs 10 oz and measured 22". To most people, this baby is probably large, but in my family we''re all saying, "oh, he''s just so tiny! We''re gonna have to exchange the outfits we bought!" (His brother was 2 full lbs and 2 full inches bigger at birth.) So, the nurse looked at us funny more than once!
JT asked what color Auntie''s baby would be. I thought it was a little odd but I guess we don''t even talk of race so he didn''t understand that 2 white people are only going to have a white baby. He just thought sometimes God gives you a different color.
SIL had her baby today. It was a planned c-section and went very differently from her previous emergency c-section (or mine for that matter.) She lost a lot of blood and they still may give her a transfusion but they haven''t decided yet. She also said it "hurt" when they were putting her back together, like they were "forefully leading her by her intestines."
Alexander George is doing very well. He weighed in at 8 lbs 10 oz and measured 22". To most people, this baby is probably large, but in my family we''re all saying, "oh, he''s just so tiny! We''re gonna have to exchange the outfits we bought!" (His brother was 2 full lbs and 2 full inches bigger at birth.) So, the nurse looked at us funny more than once!
JT asked what color Auntie''s baby would be. I thought it was a little odd but I guess we don''t even talk of race so he didn''t understand that 2 white people are only going to have a white baby. He just thought sometimes God gives you a different color.
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Wow, QT is the only one out of the next 5 of us that''s not a scorpio! What are the odds of that??
Mara, LMAO at your quip about what we were doing last year! That''s funny that your DH is a leo, too. I don''t put 100% stock in what signs are compatible -- I wouldn''t ditch someone just because of his sign -- but I do find it very interesting to see how close people are to their sign traits. My SO has next to no ego, but he definitely likes to be admired.
I don''t mind telling you the price of the pump at all! It''s $287 + $5 shipping. I''m sure I could have gotten it a bit cheaper on eBay, but I would have had to win an auction and I figured it''s just easier to not fight with other people for one. Plus, I like supporting an IBCLC.
I''ll definitely let you know what I think of it when I start pumping. I had an Ameda Purely Yours before that I loved, so I''m interested to see how this one compares. I''m planning to start pumping pretty early because I want to make sure I have a really, really good freezer stash. I told work that I could probably travel again starting at the end of February, and it''ll be interesting to see if my plan for pumping while traveling is really do-able.
Steph, I don''t blame you one bit for not wanting the boyfriend there! I''m always shocked when people invite themselves along, but to a visit right after you''ve had a baby? Your family is supposed to be there to HELP you, not to be entertained.
Mara, LMAO at your quip about what we were doing last year! That''s funny that your DH is a leo, too. I don''t put 100% stock in what signs are compatible -- I wouldn''t ditch someone just because of his sign -- but I do find it very interesting to see how close people are to their sign traits. My SO has next to no ego, but he definitely likes to be admired.
I don''t mind telling you the price of the pump at all! It''s $287 + $5 shipping. I''m sure I could have gotten it a bit cheaper on eBay, but I would have had to win an auction and I figured it''s just easier to not fight with other people for one. Plus, I like supporting an IBCLC.
I''ll definitely let you know what I think of it when I start pumping. I had an Ameda Purely Yours before that I loved, so I''m interested to see how this one compares. I''m planning to start pumping pretty early because I want to make sure I have a really, really good freezer stash. I told work that I could probably travel again starting at the end of February, and it''ll be interesting to see if my plan for pumping while traveling is really do-able.
Steph, I don''t blame you one bit for not wanting the boyfriend there! I''m always shocked when people invite themselves along, but to a visit right after you''ve had a baby? Your family is supposed to be there to HELP you, not to be entertained.
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Mara, I think a 50+ pound kid running, stumbling backwards and falling into your stomach is a bit different than your lap dog, but I''m pickin'' up what you''re laying down.
RPS, my mom was in a car accident while 6 months pregnant with my sister, she''s fine (well sorta, perhaps that''s why she is the way she is
). I wasn''t too concerned, just wanted to do my due diligence.
SS, JT''s question is funny.
GD class was fine. I took my first blood sugar after eating and it''s low. My sister said they will tell me to eat more if it is consiistently low, I can''t eat any more. This every three hours crap is way too much as it is.
We went house looking, think we''ve selecteed the one we''re going to make an offer on. It''s the best choice logically, but we''re in love with the asthetics of the other house, which has made the decision difficult. I think we''re going to sit on it for another day and put in an offer Friday.
RPS, my mom was in a car accident while 6 months pregnant with my sister, she''s fine (well sorta, perhaps that''s why she is the way she is
SS, JT''s question is funny.
GD class was fine. I took my first blood sugar after eating and it''s low. My sister said they will tell me to eat more if it is consiistently low, I can''t eat any more. This every three hours crap is way too much as it is.
We went house looking, think we''ve selecteed the one we''re going to make an offer on. It''s the best choice logically, but we''re in love with the asthetics of the other house, which has made the decision difficult. I think we''re going to sit on it for another day and put in an offer Friday.
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kimi, hey miss portia is a solid 21 lbs and as a terrier, she would hate being called a lap dog!!
work had a surprise shower for me and 3 other gals who are all due within 2 weeks of each other today. it was pretty funny, i moved to a parallel internal organization about 3 months ago and about a month ago my old org and boss had a shower for me. i felt kind of bad because i didn''t know if the new org team would have a shower for the other girls, so i suggested it to one of the directors and said i could help coordinate. anyway she said she''d tell someone else to take care of it and don''t worry about it. i kind of forgot about it til this week when i thought i would prob miss whatever they were planning since this is my last week. well surprise, there was a shower this afternoon for all of us...it was really cute. they had chairs with balloons for all of us, cake, grape juice and gift cards.
the hilarious thing was that since it''s my last week i have had all these crazy meetings trying to finalize things and people were moving all these meetings around from like 3-5pm and adding new meetings against conflicts, and i was messaging one of the other preggos who is going out a week after me and works on projects with me and going ''wtf, why don''t people check schedules before trying to schedule meetings'', bitch moan, etc. so it was hilarious because when they surprised us our director was like nice try trying to get out of the meeting hahaha. i had no clue! anyway, it was cute and everyone was surprised.
lol QT re: not being a scorp. how random is that though, lol.
RPS..i also find it interesting to see how close people are to the typical sign traits. i am kind of a basic scorpio, very extreme, loyal, intense, and i like money. greg says i am a ''happy scorpio''..he dated one previously for a few years, and said she was a ''dark scorpio'' and was not a fan, hahaa. greg is a pretty typical leo actually, loves to be center of attn, very gregarious, loving.
steph...uhh you are not crazy, i would not be keen on that at all. you guys should def put your foot down, what the heck are people thinking ???
speaking of what the heck, my patience and tolerance levels for stupidity is really low lately. i think i need to be quarantined or something until birth. lol. it seems like drivers are really ridiculous lately too hahaa.
work had a surprise shower for me and 3 other gals who are all due within 2 weeks of each other today. it was pretty funny, i moved to a parallel internal organization about 3 months ago and about a month ago my old org and boss had a shower for me. i felt kind of bad because i didn''t know if the new org team would have a shower for the other girls, so i suggested it to one of the directors and said i could help coordinate. anyway she said she''d tell someone else to take care of it and don''t worry about it. i kind of forgot about it til this week when i thought i would prob miss whatever they were planning since this is my last week. well surprise, there was a shower this afternoon for all of us...it was really cute. they had chairs with balloons for all of us, cake, grape juice and gift cards.
the hilarious thing was that since it''s my last week i have had all these crazy meetings trying to finalize things and people were moving all these meetings around from like 3-5pm and adding new meetings against conflicts, and i was messaging one of the other preggos who is going out a week after me and works on projects with me and going ''wtf, why don''t people check schedules before trying to schedule meetings'', bitch moan, etc. so it was hilarious because when they surprised us our director was like nice try trying to get out of the meeting hahaha. i had no clue! anyway, it was cute and everyone was surprised.
lol QT re: not being a scorp. how random is that though, lol.
RPS..i also find it interesting to see how close people are to the typical sign traits. i am kind of a basic scorpio, very extreme, loyal, intense, and i like money. greg says i am a ''happy scorpio''..he dated one previously for a few years, and said she was a ''dark scorpio'' and was not a fan, hahaa. greg is a pretty typical leo actually, loves to be center of attn, very gregarious, loving.
steph...uhh you are not crazy, i would not be keen on that at all. you guys should def put your foot down, what the heck are people thinking ???
speaking of what the heck, my patience and tolerance levels for stupidity is really low lately. i think i need to be quarantined or something until birth. lol. it seems like drivers are really ridiculous lately too hahaa.
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Mara, I don''t know why I have it in my head that Portia can''t weigh more than 5 lbs. I know what she looks like but I think of her as this tiny little thing!
Steph, that''s totally unreasonable.
So first day testing glucose and it seems to be going well. It will be difficult to have to manage at work, as I have to test 1 hour after I eat each meal. Kids are nosy, testing while working may present a bit of a problem. If I go to a school I don''t know well I''m going to have to find a way to do so discretely or befriend the teacher next door and have her watch my class. I think I''ll start by asking office staff what they would prefer I do. As a substitute I don''t really want to explain to the students.
We just talked more about the house and realized we''re making our first choice with the kids'' best interests in mind as opposed to what we might prefer if she didn''t exist. Definitely not a bad thing, but such a shift in thinking. Two years ago we would have bought a condo in the marina disctrict of downtown SD and been done with it, now a family neighborhood is our priority.
Steph, that''s totally unreasonable.
So first day testing glucose and it seems to be going well. It will be difficult to have to manage at work, as I have to test 1 hour after I eat each meal. Kids are nosy, testing while working may present a bit of a problem. If I go to a school I don''t know well I''m going to have to find a way to do so discretely or befriend the teacher next door and have her watch my class. I think I''ll start by asking office staff what they would prefer I do. As a substitute I don''t really want to explain to the students.
We just talked more about the house and realized we''re making our first choice with the kids'' best interests in mind as opposed to what we might prefer if she didn''t exist. Definitely not a bad thing, but such a shift in thinking. Two years ago we would have bought a condo in the marina disctrict of downtown SD and been done with it, now a family neighborhood is our priority.
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Just a quick drive-by to share a pregnancy hormone story. I had to run some errands last night and my last stop was the grocery store. I was SUPER thirsty so I bought a vitamin water. On the way home, I could not get it open! I kept trying and I finally started to cry! I walked in the front door crying holding out my vitamin water for DH to open. He didn''t say anything...he just opened it and handed it back.
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Date: 1/14/2010 8:14:13 AM
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Just a quick drive-by to share a pregnancy hormone story. I had to run some errands last night and my last stop was the grocery store. I was SUPER thirsty so I bought a vitamin water. On the way home, I could not get it open! I kept trying and I finally started to cry! I walked in the front door crying holding out my vitamin water for DH to open. He didn''t say anything...he just opened it and handed it back.
LOL, that sounds like something I''d do...Those caps are a beyotch to open, aren''t they? I almost started crying when I realized that my power aid zero had artificial sweetner in it.
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Steph, you know, if your hubby doesn''t want to handle the boyfriend situation, all of us term preggos could get on a conference call with the bf and explain the situation to him.
Kim, congrats on narrowing down your house choices! How exciting!
QT, you get to be the calm in the storm of all these scorps!
Mara, that''s so sweet that your co-workers threw a shower -- and hilarious that you were trying to get out of it!
I *think* that I fall into the "nice" scorpio category, too. I will do just about anything for a friend and am loyal to the end -- unless you screw me over. Then I will cut you off forever, which is about how long I can hold a grudge. I love money, too, but I''m funny about it -- I want to obtain it myself through hard work, not be given it, and I think I''m only marginally materialistic.
My tolerance for stupidity is at an all time low, too. I find myself getting annoyed about things that normally wouldn''t bother me. For example...SO and I both use our cell phones as our alarm clocks. Mine goes off at 7:30 and I want to sleep up until the very moment that it goes off because I''m up and down all night.
This morning, one of his customers called at 7 a.m. WTH? Who does that? To make matters worse, the same guy called the other week at 6:15 a.m. I told SO he''d better tell this guy that if he doesn''t wait until 8 to call, he''s going to have a very pissy pregnant woman calling him to set him straight.
Puppmom, hang in there! The hormones eventually do even out, although some meltdowns come out of the blue. Your DH sounds like a really understanding guy.
I''m bored today. I don''t feel like anything is going to happen any time soon, and the work I have to do is enough to keep me busy, but not terribly engaged. Tomorrow night is our company''s holiday party, and I''m actually looking forward to going, if only to get out and break up the monotony. You know it''s bad when you''re so bored with everything that going into labor sounds like fun.
Kim, congrats on narrowing down your house choices! How exciting!
QT, you get to be the calm in the storm of all these scorps!
Mara, that''s so sweet that your co-workers threw a shower -- and hilarious that you were trying to get out of it!
I *think* that I fall into the "nice" scorpio category, too. I will do just about anything for a friend and am loyal to the end -- unless you screw me over. Then I will cut you off forever, which is about how long I can hold a grudge. I love money, too, but I''m funny about it -- I want to obtain it myself through hard work, not be given it, and I think I''m only marginally materialistic.
My tolerance for stupidity is at an all time low, too. I find myself getting annoyed about things that normally wouldn''t bother me. For example...SO and I both use our cell phones as our alarm clocks. Mine goes off at 7:30 and I want to sleep up until the very moment that it goes off because I''m up and down all night.
This morning, one of his customers called at 7 a.m. WTH? Who does that? To make matters worse, the same guy called the other week at 6:15 a.m. I told SO he''d better tell this guy that if he doesn''t wait until 8 to call, he''s going to have a very pissy pregnant woman calling him to set him straight.
Puppmom, hang in there! The hormones eventually do even out, although some meltdowns come out of the blue. Your DH sounds like a really understanding guy.
I''m bored today. I don''t feel like anything is going to happen any time soon, and the work I have to do is enough to keep me busy, but not terribly engaged. Tomorrow night is our company''s holiday party, and I''m actually looking forward to going, if only to get out and break up the monotony. You know it''s bad when you''re so bored with everything that going into labor sounds like fun.
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I'm Pisces and am about as emotional as they come... (however, only around family)
I realized this a few years ago, that I put up a very good front of strength around people that I assume would consider me weak if they saw me get emotional.
ETA: DH is a Virgo, which is aparently my "Polar opposite", but after reading the Virgo traits, I think he is not even close.
We are having a Taurus (supposedly).
ETA: DH is a Virgo, which is aparently my "Polar opposite", but after reading the Virgo traits, I think he is not even close.
We are having a Taurus (supposedly).
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I'm a Leo, couldn't tell you what DH is or what the baby is likely to be. I'll have to go look.
RPS, thanks for the congrats. We are both very excited to get out of our current house. Life has taken a few turns that have made this house less than desireable and it will be nice to move to a neighborhood we both love that is more suited to our personalities and preferences.
RPS, thanks for the congrats. We are both very excited to get out of our current house. Life has taken a few turns that have made this house less than desireable and it will be nice to move to a neighborhood we both love that is more suited to our personalities and preferences.
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One of my sisters is a Pisces and she is crazy emotional and super dramatic. She used to cry all the time at family dinners if my Dad even said BOO to her. We do not get along...whenever she would throw a tantrum I would just stare. I fail to relate, so I didn't relish the thought of trying to relate to a kid the same way and not succeeding, I felt like it would be so frustrating. I told Greg no Pisces for us. So we barely made the cutoff.
Scorpios get a bad rap but they CAN be pretty extreme, I have met a lot of diff types...personally I love my sign and don't know what other sign I might 'choose' to be other than a Leo or a Virgo. I notice that boy Scorps seem to be more mellow than women for sure...I have met some perpetually bitchy female Scorps! Oh and RPS I am also that way about money, I love making it and yes you seem light vs dark hehe.
I am always amazed when I meet people who are signs and I could never even guess. Like I have a friend who is a Scorp and she is so friggin' nice and mellow I am like ARE YOU SURE?? I think she's secretly some sleeper assassin.
No real update here, just that I think I have dropped a little... I was scrutinizing myself today after a few people yesterday said I looked lower. It does feel a bit more 'heavy' down there and more pelvic pressure for sure. So hopefully he's getting ready...but I still want him to stay in til next THURS.
Oh and speaking of signs and the like, I was all excited thinking we were going to have a Boy Tiger (Chinese new year) but I found out yest that new year doesnt start til Feb 14 so we'll end up with an OX. Or as my coworker so succinctly put it, a COW. WAH. Oh well.
We have our newborn care class tonite and that is our last class. Oh and Greg installed the car seat base last nite so we have a car seat, YAY. Now just have to pack my bag this wkd and we should be 'set'...well as set as we'll ever be I guess.
Scorpios get a bad rap but they CAN be pretty extreme, I have met a lot of diff types...personally I love my sign and don't know what other sign I might 'choose' to be other than a Leo or a Virgo. I notice that boy Scorps seem to be more mellow than women for sure...I have met some perpetually bitchy female Scorps! Oh and RPS I am also that way about money, I love making it and yes you seem light vs dark hehe.
I am always amazed when I meet people who are signs and I could never even guess. Like I have a friend who is a Scorp and she is so friggin' nice and mellow I am like ARE YOU SURE?? I think she's secretly some sleeper assassin.
No real update here, just that I think I have dropped a little... I was scrutinizing myself today after a few people yesterday said I looked lower. It does feel a bit more 'heavy' down there and more pelvic pressure for sure. So hopefully he's getting ready...but I still want him to stay in til next THURS.
Oh and speaking of signs and the like, I was all excited thinking we were going to have a Boy Tiger (Chinese new year) but I found out yest that new year doesnt start til Feb 14 so we'll end up with an OX. Or as my coworker so succinctly put it, a COW. WAH. Oh well.
We have our newborn care class tonite and that is our last class. Oh and Greg installed the car seat base last nite so we have a car seat, YAY. Now just have to pack my bag this wkd and we should be 'set'...well as set as we'll ever be I guess.
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I love talking about signs so hope you don''t mind me butting in
Fi and I are both Capricorns. We''re both very serious, practical, and sometimes cold-hearted people. It''s just our nature.
DD is a Cancer. She''s like a ray of sunshine in our household. I don''t know where she gets her personality from so I''ll attribute it to being the emotional, kind-hearted Cancer that she is.
Fi and I are both Capricorns. We''re both very serious, practical, and sometimes cold-hearted people. It''s just our nature.
DD is a Cancer. She''s like a ray of sunshine in our household. I don''t know where she gets her personality from so I''ll attribute it to being the emotional, kind-hearted Cancer that she is.
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Fiery I think Greg and I could prob benefit from having a more warm-hearted kid ... haha. We are both pretty unemotional, but he is far more ''outwardly loving'' than I am. I kind of had to learn to show love. I read that Aq''s are pretty unemotional and you have to show them a LOT of love to get them to understand reciprocation so I would def try to be aware of that. But they also say they are super confident and mellow. Great traits in a man I think.
I don''t know too much about Cap''s but if they are practical and cold-hearted we might have to do extra lovin'' there too hahaha.
I don''t know too much about Cap''s but if they are practical and cold-hearted we might have to do extra lovin'' there too hahaha.
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gosh, i can''t believe that you''re time is soon here mara! it flies on by. i actually had a bit of a meltdown a couple of nights ago realizing how i have 3 months left
i feel so unprepared. and ontop of the normal unprepared feeling, we''re thinking about moving into a house. our lease is up the same time the baby is due. what are the odds!? ugh. so now it''s to find a house, pack + move before the baby comes or right after. so overwhelming.
i feel so unprepared. and ontop of the normal unprepared feeling, we''re thinking about moving into a house. our lease is up the same time the baby is due. what are the odds!? ugh. so now it''s to find a house, pack + move before the baby comes or right after. so overwhelming.
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jcrow~ Get lots of help for the move. My sis moved a few days after her son was born. Another sis and I did most of the packing, tons of people helped with the actual move, and several of us stayed until the entire house was unpacked. My sis didn''t have to stress at all and immediately had a place to hold/feed/sleep the baby with limited interruption.
QUESTION: Does anyone have a link to a site that I can see what I can insist upon at the hospital?? I''ve seen lots of PSers who''ve been able to have their babies in the recovery room after c-section. This wasn''t an option for me with JT (nearly 4 yrs ago) and my SIL had her baby yesterday and was told No. I''d also like to see if WE can give the first bath, not have to give baby up immediately for weighing and other things that can wait, etc.
2ND QUESTION: Those of you who are not having your first child, is Dad going to stay at the hospital the first night after delivery or go home with the other kid(s)??
QUESTION: Does anyone have a link to a site that I can see what I can insist upon at the hospital?? I''ve seen lots of PSers who''ve been able to have their babies in the recovery room after c-section. This wasn''t an option for me with JT (nearly 4 yrs ago) and my SIL had her baby yesterday and was told No. I''d also like to see if WE can give the first bath, not have to give baby up immediately for weighing and other things that can wait, etc.
2ND QUESTION: Those of you who are not having your first child, is Dad going to stay at the hospital the first night after delivery or go home with the other kid(s)??
vespergirl
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Shiny, I can''t help you with the first one, but we are formulating a plan right now for having our second baby in the spring.
My son is 3 and a half, and our nearest family is a 5 hour drive away. However, we do have some close friends that live about 20 minutes away (my son''s godmother). So, ideally, we will call my friend when I go into labor, and see if she can pick up my son & keep him overnight. Then we will call my MIL, who is 5 hours away, and ask her to get on the road, and pick up DS as soon as she can. She is retired, so she is flexible. I want DH staying with me in the hospital the whole time that I''m there, like he did last time (probably 2-3 days), which will be fine with our older son because he''s really attached to his grandparents.
jcrow
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