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Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers
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WOW!!!!
So many beautfiul new babies here! Congratulations to Steph, Mara, RPS, Motoya (I think I totally just spelled that wrong), QT, and KT. Did I miss anyone? Hope not. You all have such pretty names for your babies, too!
Mara, I''d not thought aobut the J theme, but that really is something, isn''t it?
Enjoy mommyhood, girls. I''m sure you''re totally and completely in love with your kiddos all ready.
So many beautfiul new babies here! Congratulations to Steph, Mara, RPS, Motoya (I think I totally just spelled that wrong), QT, and KT. Did I miss anyone? Hope not. You all have such pretty names for your babies, too!
Mara, I''d not thought aobut the J theme, but that really is something, isn''t it?
Enjoy mommyhood, girls. I''m sure you''re totally and completely in love with your kiddos all ready.
drk
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LIA - sorry to hear about your friend''s losses. I sent my cousin and his wife a sort of condolences/thinking of you card when they had their miscarriage. And I appreciated the one they sent me in return when I lost my first. Just being about to talk about it with someone who could understand or empathize was huge. Maybe just send a nice card recognizing their losses, and saying that if she ever needs to talk, you''re there for her?
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DrK,
What a great picture to see of you, lady! Definitley growing that little baby well! Congratulations on 34 weeks! I''m so excited for upcoming arrival of your little girl!!
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Lindsey,
What a beautiflul tribute to your daughter. There is no doubt that as she grows up in heaven, she knows the love of her parents is strong, and that it goes on.
Congrats on passing 20 weeks with Andrew. Thinking of you and praying for you!!
What a great picture to see of you, lady! Definitley growing that little baby well! Congratulations on 34 weeks! I''m so excited for upcoming arrival of your little girl!!
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Lindsey,
What a beautiflul tribute to your daughter. There is no doubt that as she grows up in heaven, she knows the love of her parents is strong, and that it goes on.
Congrats on passing 20 weeks with Andrew. Thinking of you and praying for you!!
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lindsey - what a beautiful way to remeber your precious daughter. i really loved that site. thank you for sharing
and i hope you got your ivig!!
snlee - congrats!!! sticky dust for you...if you would please send UN-sticky dust for me because it''s L&D time
burk - aww...poor baby T! hope she feels better soon and lil brother makes a timely appearance.
china - thanks for the cheering section! i am taking any and all L&D vibes right now!!
HH - glad the m/s is holding off, although i do have to warn you my M/S didn''t fully hit until 8-9 week-ish, so you may not be comepletely out of the woods yet. but here''s hoping you are!!
mara - yeah...it was kind of surreal to lookat the PIW list and be at the top
. can''t wait to join you over in the newborn thread!!!
jena - predicted girl for me, and we''re having a boy
the calendar bases the gender on numerology and we tried several different dates around our conception time incase it made a diff, but it said girl every time. and done the bewtween the u/s leg shot 3 diff times...all boy
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still no push news here. my nesting is geting out of control though. i finished the nursery area so then i re-organized my closet and the kitchen. and baked. and am looking for excuses to do more laundry. literally going crazy if i''m not at work or out somewhere. everyone at the hospital is like "what the heck are you STILL DOING WORKING??" and as much as i hate getting up and trying to get dressed with this beach ball attached to my front, it is probaby saving my sanity (and my hubby''s
)!
gingerbaby keeps teasing me too. i''ve been furiously googling signs of impending labor, and he''ll do some of them for a little while (questoinable plug, questionable cramping, questionable GI issues, a brief day of decreased activity), then say HA! just kidding mom, too comfy here
and that sign goes away. the little rascal
so tomorrow is the 40 week appt (well 39w6d) and is the big decision day. we''re doing an u/s to check on the fluid levels and the decison will be based on that. i guess gingerbaby has about 18 hrs to get his mojo on before the appt...hopefully he''ll get on the ball and save his parents from having to decide!
in related news (i KNEW this was going to come up) i hadn''t heard from my mom in a few days and decided to be nice and call to say hello and my mother requested that i try to hold on to gingerbaby until after the lunar new year so that they can have their tiger
. kind of regret making the call now. AND she lay a guilt trip on me about how she knows how i like to be hardheaded and independant (and threw in an example of how i "defied" my parents by doing things my own way and telling them about it later) and that she KNOWS i''m going to try to have this baby without her and i she really REALLY wants me to call her AS SOON as i have contractions so she can be there and to NOT do what i do with the telling them after. aaaargh! THIS IS WHY I DON"T WANT A TIGER. THIS IS MY MOTHER THE TIGER. and to show that she really does know me, i really was going to not call until after the fact. but now i can''t without straight out "defying her" again and being a dishonorable daughter AGAIN.
on the one hand i know she does this because she cares and is UBER excited and wants to be a part of this and take care of me and the baby and this is how she shows her love, but on the other hand i have a strong suspicion if i let her in free reign she wil take over and do things her way. and i so want this to be mine and hubb''s moment. she had hers, y''know? and yes i want her to be a big part of gingerbaby''s life, but a little later. and she KNOWS that she and i are both "strong-minded" and want things each in our own way and that often our ways don''t mesh. but because she''s my mother, she feels it''s ok to run roughshod over what I want. this is partly why hubbs and i pulled away from the family for a while (referencing my reply to meresal''s MIL issues). how do you tell your mother you don''t want her in the delivery room. it would so hurt her y''know? someone suggested i call her when the time is close, let her come in for a while then have the nurse to tell my mom only husband''s are allowed close to push-time. that way i''m not the bad guy. i SO did not want to deal with this right now.
snlee - congrats!!! sticky dust for you...if you would please send UN-sticky dust for me because it''s L&D time
burk - aww...poor baby T! hope she feels better soon and lil brother makes a timely appearance.
china - thanks for the cheering section! i am taking any and all L&D vibes right now!!
HH - glad the m/s is holding off, although i do have to warn you my M/S didn''t fully hit until 8-9 week-ish, so you may not be comepletely out of the woods yet. but here''s hoping you are!!
mara - yeah...it was kind of surreal to lookat the PIW list and be at the top
jena - predicted girl for me, and we''re having a boy
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still no push news here. my nesting is geting out of control though. i finished the nursery area so then i re-organized my closet and the kitchen. and baked. and am looking for excuses to do more laundry. literally going crazy if i''m not at work or out somewhere. everyone at the hospital is like "what the heck are you STILL DOING WORKING??" and as much as i hate getting up and trying to get dressed with this beach ball attached to my front, it is probaby saving my sanity (and my hubby''s
gingerbaby keeps teasing me too. i''ve been furiously googling signs of impending labor, and he''ll do some of them for a little while (questoinable plug, questionable cramping, questionable GI issues, a brief day of decreased activity), then say HA! just kidding mom, too comfy here
so tomorrow is the 40 week appt (well 39w6d) and is the big decision day. we''re doing an u/s to check on the fluid levels and the decison will be based on that. i guess gingerbaby has about 18 hrs to get his mojo on before the appt...hopefully he''ll get on the ball and save his parents from having to decide!
in related news (i KNEW this was going to come up) i hadn''t heard from my mom in a few days and decided to be nice and call to say hello and my mother requested that i try to hold on to gingerbaby until after the lunar new year so that they can have their tiger
on the one hand i know she does this because she cares and is UBER excited and wants to be a part of this and take care of me and the baby and this is how she shows her love, but on the other hand i have a strong suspicion if i let her in free reign she wil take over and do things her way. and i so want this to be mine and hubb''s moment. she had hers, y''know? and yes i want her to be a big part of gingerbaby''s life, but a little later. and she KNOWS that she and i are both "strong-minded" and want things each in our own way and that often our ways don''t mesh. but because she''s my mother, she feels it''s ok to run roughshod over what I want. this is partly why hubbs and i pulled away from the family for a while (referencing my reply to meresal''s MIL issues). how do you tell your mother you don''t want her in the delivery room. it would so hurt her y''know? someone suggested i call her when the time is close, let her come in for a while then have the nurse to tell my mom only husband''s are allowed close to push-time. that way i''m not the bad guy. i SO did not want to deal with this right now.
Wow, its raining babies here! Super congrats to the new moms and Gingerbaby get your groove on!
Gingermom, sorry your mother is being so annoying. She is really good at the manipulation. I don''t think that you should feel bad about standing up for yourself one way or another. Maybe just tell her straight up you are not calling her ahead and let her deal - you are NOT being dishonorable by keeping your mother out of the delivery room. If that''s too confrontational, just do what you were planning and tell them after but don''t feel guilty about it for a second. Its your life to live, not to provide experiences for her, and its not like you are not going to withhold her grandchild from her ever after (though it might be tempting with those methods!) And how cute are you to worry about the birth year. Your child will not be your mother. Your child will not be your mother. Repeat as needed
Gingermom, sorry your mother is being so annoying. She is really good at the manipulation. I don''t think that you should feel bad about standing up for yourself one way or another. Maybe just tell her straight up you are not calling her ahead and let her deal - you are NOT being dishonorable by keeping your mother out of the delivery room. If that''s too confrontational, just do what you were planning and tell them after but don''t feel guilty about it for a second. Its your life to live, not to provide experiences for her, and its not like you are not going to withhold her grandchild from her ever after (though it might be tempting with those methods!) And how cute are you to worry about the birth year. Your child will not be your mother. Your child will not be your mother. Repeat as needed
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come on g''baby...!! it''s time to make your entrance. ginger...i was sooo ready at 40 weeks...jeez i was ready at 38 but it cracks me up that J waited til 40w1day to get his groove on, kind of like ''see mom i do what i want'' hahaha.
ginger... you gotta love the moms. my mom wanted us to call her when we were going to the hospital, while there etc etc. she wanted to be there, i didn''t want her IN the room, i just wanted greg and she was ok with that but i could totally hear her out in the hall asking Q''s and hovering during the whole pushing experience hahaa. i tend to get irritated with her pushiness but i know like you said, she was just SO excited, this is her first grandchild and she has so been looking fwd to this and it''s been a hard year for her so it''s like the one big bright spot. so i try to be tolerant and understanding and yep they do it because they love us and they are just so ecstatic. hang in there. and wait isn''t chinese new year like feb 14? that''s kind of a long time to ask you to hang on !!
speaking of the new year... we thought we were having a tiger because someone mentioned it to us but i guess it came later this year and so we ended up with an ox. i was asking a chinese friend what this year was and she goes ''a COW''. i was like ''what!'' and she goes ''well an ox but it''s REALLY A COW''. it doesn''t matter to me really but it was just so hilarious about the cow thing, hahaa, and then she goes ''well he will be a hard worker and productive'' ..haha. anyway an ox or a cow or a tiger, it didn''t matter but the whole convo was just so funny. i kind of wanted a tiger just because greg is a leo so it fits the whole lion thing, but whatever.
oh and that just reminded me i have to wash the ''aquarius'' onesie i got for J from baby gap. they have them for like $3.99...or they did, they might be sold out now online.
drk i forgot to put this in earlier but you look so awesome, i swear i look like that after i eat a big meal in general. actually i look like that now a week PP. hehee. i can''t believe you are almost there!!
oh and really quickly for the new upcoming moms...i just wanted to share a few things that we have personally found indispensable in the first week of Julian''s life. there are a lot of things we ARENT using but a few that are totally turning out to be key.
--bouncer, kid loves this thing as he likes to be inclined (less spitup the first few days) and he likes the motion as soothing
--kimono onesies...these are harder to find than the tshirts but we love them. also the tshirts are really good too as it can clear his umbilical cord stump. either one of these you will have to put socks on them because their legs are exposed, and keep them swaddled, our house is kept at 73 since that is what the hospital kept their temp at and we liked it, but it''s still cold to me if you are a tiny baby with exposed limbs. we have put a few over the head onesies on him but he doesn''t like them at all, the kimonos are so much easier for us to put on. gerber has a set of onesies that are striped at target for like $9.99 that we are using a lot and just keep re-washing.
--socks and hand mitts. i wasn''t sure how much we''d use these but again because we put the onesies on him we need the socks, taller socks are great as they cover more of their legs. the hand mitts are totally necessary if you aren''t using tshirts or onesies with hand mitts because our kiddo loves to play around his face and scratches the crap out of it.
--swaddle blankets. we are using the A&A ones the most it turns out, a lot of the other ones we have are too small to REALLY swaddle him correctly. but we do use the other smaller ones when we want a loose or ''half'' swaddle (hands out) or just for around the house when we are with him and just need a blanket. but for going out or nighttime we use A&A. they are way big, but you can get a good wrap on and we can use them for months due to their size.
--itzbeen timer. i think china cat posted about this a few months ago and we got one and we LOVE it. it has buttons for diaper, feeding, sleep and then an * for anything you want, we use it for pumping. you just hit the buttons to reset whatever (aka we just put a new diaper on him so we hit the button) and then it starts timing from the last time you hit the button. so we can look and say ok he fed 3 hours ago or diaper change 2.5 hours ago. or i pumped 4 hours ago. i don''t think it can set ''alarms'' (we havent read dirs) but we love it anyway. and target had it for $13 on clearance like a week ago.
--grobag egg temperater..i totally posted about this before because it was just COOL but we are really using it! we want to keep the house at 73 because the hospital kept the temp there and he seemed to like it and our house is old and drafty.
that''s all i can think of now ..!!
ginger... you gotta love the moms. my mom wanted us to call her when we were going to the hospital, while there etc etc. she wanted to be there, i didn''t want her IN the room, i just wanted greg and she was ok with that but i could totally hear her out in the hall asking Q''s and hovering during the whole pushing experience hahaa. i tend to get irritated with her pushiness but i know like you said, she was just SO excited, this is her first grandchild and she has so been looking fwd to this and it''s been a hard year for her so it''s like the one big bright spot. so i try to be tolerant and understanding and yep they do it because they love us and they are just so ecstatic. hang in there. and wait isn''t chinese new year like feb 14? that''s kind of a long time to ask you to hang on !!
speaking of the new year... we thought we were having a tiger because someone mentioned it to us but i guess it came later this year and so we ended up with an ox. i was asking a chinese friend what this year was and she goes ''a COW''. i was like ''what!'' and she goes ''well an ox but it''s REALLY A COW''. it doesn''t matter to me really but it was just so hilarious about the cow thing, hahaa, and then she goes ''well he will be a hard worker and productive'' ..haha. anyway an ox or a cow or a tiger, it didn''t matter but the whole convo was just so funny. i kind of wanted a tiger just because greg is a leo so it fits the whole lion thing, but whatever.
oh and that just reminded me i have to wash the ''aquarius'' onesie i got for J from baby gap. they have them for like $3.99...or they did, they might be sold out now online.
drk i forgot to put this in earlier but you look so awesome, i swear i look like that after i eat a big meal in general. actually i look like that now a week PP. hehee. i can''t believe you are almost there!!
oh and really quickly for the new upcoming moms...i just wanted to share a few things that we have personally found indispensable in the first week of Julian''s life. there are a lot of things we ARENT using but a few that are totally turning out to be key.
--bouncer, kid loves this thing as he likes to be inclined (less spitup the first few days) and he likes the motion as soothing
--kimono onesies...these are harder to find than the tshirts but we love them. also the tshirts are really good too as it can clear his umbilical cord stump. either one of these you will have to put socks on them because their legs are exposed, and keep them swaddled, our house is kept at 73 since that is what the hospital kept their temp at and we liked it, but it''s still cold to me if you are a tiny baby with exposed limbs. we have put a few over the head onesies on him but he doesn''t like them at all, the kimonos are so much easier for us to put on. gerber has a set of onesies that are striped at target for like $9.99 that we are using a lot and just keep re-washing.
--socks and hand mitts. i wasn''t sure how much we''d use these but again because we put the onesies on him we need the socks, taller socks are great as they cover more of their legs. the hand mitts are totally necessary if you aren''t using tshirts or onesies with hand mitts because our kiddo loves to play around his face and scratches the crap out of it.
--swaddle blankets. we are using the A&A ones the most it turns out, a lot of the other ones we have are too small to REALLY swaddle him correctly. but we do use the other smaller ones when we want a loose or ''half'' swaddle (hands out) or just for around the house when we are with him and just need a blanket. but for going out or nighttime we use A&A. they are way big, but you can get a good wrap on and we can use them for months due to their size.
--itzbeen timer. i think china cat posted about this a few months ago and we got one and we LOVE it. it has buttons for diaper, feeding, sleep and then an * for anything you want, we use it for pumping. you just hit the buttons to reset whatever (aka we just put a new diaper on him so we hit the button) and then it starts timing from the last time you hit the button. so we can look and say ok he fed 3 hours ago or diaper change 2.5 hours ago. or i pumped 4 hours ago. i don''t think it can set ''alarms'' (we havent read dirs) but we love it anyway. and target had it for $13 on clearance like a week ago.
--grobag egg temperater..i totally posted about this before because it was just COOL but we are really using it! we want to keep the house at 73 because the hospital kept the temp there and he seemed to like it and our house is old and drafty.
that''s all i can think of now ..!!
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GingerB, ditto to everything that Cara said. I also have a domineering mother from a traditional culture, so I know how hard they can be to deal with, but trust me, labor is difficult enough to deal with when it''s just you & your husband, you truly CAN NOT be dealing with any emotional stressors during labor.Date: 2/8/2010 10:46:42 PM
Author: cara
Wow, its raining babies here! Super congrats to the new moms and Gingerbaby get your groove on!
Gingermom, sorry your mother is being so annoying. She is really good at the manipulation. I don''t think that you should feel bad about standing up for yourself one way or another. Maybe just tell her straight up you are not calling her ahead and let her deal - you are NOT being dishonorable by keeping your mother out of the delivery room. If that''s too confrontational, just do what you were planning and tell them after but don''t feel guilty about it for a second. Its your life to live, not to provide experiences for her, and its not like you are not going to withhold her grandchild from her ever after (though it might be tempting with those methods!) And how cute are you to worry about the birth year. Your child will not be your mother. Your child will not be your mother. Repeat as needed
I have many friends who chose to have their mothers in the delivery room, but that''s because they have totally different relationship with their mothers than I have with mine. My mother is very bossy and controlling, and I have trouble dealing with her domineering ways on an average day, so there was no way in hell she was going to be allowed near the hospital until the baby came out. I ended up having a very difficult & traumatic delivery, and I am SO GLAD that she wasn''t there, because I know it would have made it about 100 times worse for me.
I think your best bet is just to go to the hospital and have your baby, and have your husband call afterwards to let them know the baby has arrived. If she is going to pout and be childish about it, that''s her issue to deal with, and not your responsibility. Now that you are becoming a mother, your first obligation is to your own, your child''s, and your husband''s well being. That is your immediate family now. The only thing that you can do is control your own behavior, and if pushy moms want to come in and act childish, then that is their issue that they have to deal with - not your problem.
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Ginger- I''m sorry to hear about your mom. I completely understand how stressful it can be thinking that someone is going to come in a "tell you" how it is. I hope that you can relax these last few days. Everything will work out!
By the way, what is the cutoff for the year of the Tiger? I''m sorry I may have missed this earlier.
Mara- Thank you for the updates. DH and I were at our newborn class last night, and were given a regular cotton swaddle blanket to use, and I noticed that once the baby is past "newborn / 7lbs" ther is no way that size will work. We really like the size of the A&A''s.
By the way, what is the cutoff for the year of the Tiger? I''m sorry I may have missed this earlier.
Mara- Thank you for the updates. DH and I were at our newborn class last night, and were given a regular cotton swaddle blanket to use, and I noticed that once the baby is past "newborn / 7lbs" ther is no way that size will work. We really like the size of the A&A''s.
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ginger, I''m sorry that your mom is being so difficult. I would tell her that I''m not calling until after the delivery. My mom isn''t so pushy and I still wouldn''t want her there
DH and I just had a convo about this the other day (I love that we''re just TTC and I am already trying to plan my delivery, can you say Type A
) and he was like "don''t you want your mom there" and I was like no way Jose! We''ll call her when the baby is out
One of my friends is Taiwanese american and her mom sounds a lot like yours, it was difficult for her to keep her mom out of the room, but once the baby was there all was forgiven and lots of baby holding began...
One of my friends is Taiwanese american and her mom sounds a lot like yours, it was difficult for her to keep her mom out of the room, but once the baby was there all was forgiven and lots of baby holding began...
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GingerB I''m sorry to hear that your mother and gingerbaby are conspiring to drive you crazy right here at the end
Sometimes it does feel as though the baby is teasing you! Good luck with your 40 week appointment, just hang in there -- you are SO, SO close!
drk it is so neat to me that you know about IUTs... I usually end up explaining them to everyone, so it''s pretty cool to know someone who already knows what they are!
Mara I had been wondering about that Itzbeen but everyone told me it would be sort of useless so I am glad to see that you like it. I just think that it depends on the type of person you are, and I think that I would really like it as well. I''m going to ignore the naysayers and pick one up sometime! Also glad to hear you really like the A&A swaddle blankets... I have like 6 of them. They''re so huge, stretchy, soft -- lovely!
lover in athens for your co-worker that had the miscarriage, I second drk''s suggestion of a nice card. When you''re going through something like that, many people just appreciate that people acknowledge that something sad has happened and not ignoring it. I think a card would be appropriate. Also if you feel comfortable, perhaps you can tell her about the "To Write Their Names In The Sand" website that I posted. She could have two hearts drawn on the beach for her twins. The path to having children often seems difficult for so many...
Thank you for all of the kind words about Natalie''s beach photo, and the good wishes about getting to IViG. We didn''t think we''d be able to make it last night so Marc had the nurses page my specialist who said that we should definitely try to make it in. So we braved the roads and survived! I am so relieved because they''re calling for another 10-20 inches of snow tonight! I had an appointment tomorrow for an MCA doppler ultrasound to check on the baby''s anemia and knew that we won''t make it in tomorrow with all of the extra snow. So the Dr. said last night that as soon as I finished IViG this morning, head over to his office and they''d scan me ASAP before the snow hit. So we got to the hospital at 8pm last night, finished IViG this morning at 8am and walked right over to his office. Andrew''s reading was great -- no sign of anemia. I was like "wow that''s a great number" and my ever so blunt nurse said "hey it''s great, we''ll take what we can get because I have a feeling that in a few more weeks his numbers will NOT be good." I am still adjusting to the level of brutal honesty that my Dr. and this particular nurse dish out
I really can''t believe she said that! She then went on to say "but if we can make it a few more weeks with good numbers and don''t have to start transfusing until 24 weeks, that will be great." Personally I would like to get to 28+ weeks... so Andrew and I need to have a heart to heart!
But as a wonderful treat after the harrowing hospital drive, the treatment, and the scan this morning... the nurse gave us our first 3D shot of Andrew! So after a good scan reading and a 3D image, I left the office beaming -- you''d never know I''d been up all night being poked
Ahhhh I love seeing their little faces, it is the best. It makes this all worth it to me!
drk it is so neat to me that you know about IUTs... I usually end up explaining them to everyone, so it''s pretty cool to know someone who already knows what they are!
Mara I had been wondering about that Itzbeen but everyone told me it would be sort of useless so I am glad to see that you like it. I just think that it depends on the type of person you are, and I think that I would really like it as well. I''m going to ignore the naysayers and pick one up sometime! Also glad to hear you really like the A&A swaddle blankets... I have like 6 of them. They''re so huge, stretchy, soft -- lovely!
lover in athens for your co-worker that had the miscarriage, I second drk''s suggestion of a nice card. When you''re going through something like that, many people just appreciate that people acknowledge that something sad has happened and not ignoring it. I think a card would be appropriate. Also if you feel comfortable, perhaps you can tell her about the "To Write Their Names In The Sand" website that I posted. She could have two hearts drawn on the beach for her twins. The path to having children often seems difficult for so many...
Thank you for all of the kind words about Natalie''s beach photo, and the good wishes about getting to IViG. We didn''t think we''d be able to make it last night so Marc had the nurses page my specialist who said that we should definitely try to make it in. So we braved the roads and survived! I am so relieved because they''re calling for another 10-20 inches of snow tonight! I had an appointment tomorrow for an MCA doppler ultrasound to check on the baby''s anemia and knew that we won''t make it in tomorrow with all of the extra snow. So the Dr. said last night that as soon as I finished IViG this morning, head over to his office and they''d scan me ASAP before the snow hit. So we got to the hospital at 8pm last night, finished IViG this morning at 8am and walked right over to his office. Andrew''s reading was great -- no sign of anemia. I was like "wow that''s a great number" and my ever so blunt nurse said "hey it''s great, we''ll take what we can get because I have a feeling that in a few more weeks his numbers will NOT be good." I am still adjusting to the level of brutal honesty that my Dr. and this particular nurse dish out
But as a wonderful treat after the harrowing hospital drive, the treatment, and the scan this morning... the nurse gave us our first 3D shot of Andrew! So after a good scan reading and a 3D image, I left the office beaming -- you''d never know I''d been up all night being poked
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not too much to report on my end....
this weekend we brought our guest bed to hub''s parent''s since they were looking to purchase on for there guest room. they''ll hold it until we find a house. we also went to ikea and picked up a new dresser for our bedroom and moved our old dresser to the nursery. i got a couple of plastic bins of baby clothes from my sil recently, so i''ve been going through that stuff and sorting it and putting it into the dresser drawers. my good friend is throwing us a couple''s shower this weekend. she''s actually pregnant too with her third one. she''s due in april with a little boy. it should be a fun shower. it''ll be a co-ed one with our friend''s plus hub''s brother''s + their wives and his parents. i''ve been eyeing our baby registry, but honestly, not much has been purchased so i doubt we''ll get anything off our registry for our couple''s shower.
let''s see.. what else... oh, our second child birth class is tonight. i think we''re going to be going over the birth process + watch a couple of videos. she did say that during the c-section video, they cut to an illustration during the actual surgery part of the video. thank goodness.
this weekend we brought our guest bed to hub''s parent''s since they were looking to purchase on for there guest room. they''ll hold it until we find a house. we also went to ikea and picked up a new dresser for our bedroom and moved our old dresser to the nursery. i got a couple of plastic bins of baby clothes from my sil recently, so i''ve been going through that stuff and sorting it and putting it into the dresser drawers. my good friend is throwing us a couple''s shower this weekend. she''s actually pregnant too with her third one. she''s due in april with a little boy. it should be a fun shower. it''ll be a co-ed one with our friend''s plus hub''s brother''s + their wives and his parents. i''ve been eyeing our baby registry, but honestly, not much has been purchased so i doubt we''ll get anything off our registry for our couple''s shower.
let''s see.. what else... oh, our second child birth class is tonight. i think we''re going to be going over the birth process + watch a couple of videos. she did say that during the c-section video, they cut to an illustration during the actual surgery part of the video. thank goodness.
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Thanks for the congrats ladies! DH and I are so excited!
LIA, so sorry to hear about your friend's losses. I agree that a card would be nice.
GINGERB, sending tons of labor dust your way! I am so excited for you! Come on gingerBaby! We all want to meet you!
I'm sorry your mom is being overbearing and is so hung up on having a tiger baby. I totally understand why you don't want to call them. I called my mom to let her know what was going on. I knew I didn't want her in the room with me and I didn't even want them at the hospital. I called them in the morning to give them an update (I hadn't even start pushing yet) and told them to STAY HOME. I'll call you with an update. Next thing I know, they are outside the door trying to get in! It was during transition phase so I was in so much pain. I was so irritated! Told my nurse to not let them in. So they ended up waiting in the waiting room for 5-6 hours! They wanted to be close by and try to figure out what was happening. Even though it was not ideal for me, I know they just wanted to be there because they were so excited about their first grandchild being born.
LINDSEY, so glad to hear that Andrew's reading was great! You are such a trooper! Hang in there! Most nurses are great but there always seem to be some who are just so blunt! The first time I went into the hospital when my PTL started the nurse was so mean! She said something like, "you know you need to take this seriously. you don't want a 28 week baby". It wasn't in a nice way either, very condescending. REALLY LADY!?! Are you kidding me??
LIA, so sorry to hear about your friend's losses. I agree that a card would be nice.
GINGERB, sending tons of labor dust your way! I am so excited for you! Come on gingerBaby! We all want to meet you!
I'm sorry your mom is being overbearing and is so hung up on having a tiger baby. I totally understand why you don't want to call them. I called my mom to let her know what was going on. I knew I didn't want her in the room with me and I didn't even want them at the hospital. I called them in the morning to give them an update (I hadn't even start pushing yet) and told them to STAY HOME. I'll call you with an update. Next thing I know, they are outside the door trying to get in! It was during transition phase so I was in so much pain. I was so irritated! Told my nurse to not let them in. So they ended up waiting in the waiting room for 5-6 hours! They wanted to be close by and try to figure out what was happening. Even though it was not ideal for me, I know they just wanted to be there because they were so excited about their first grandchild being born.
LINDSEY, so glad to hear that Andrew's reading was great! You are such a trooper! Hang in there! Most nurses are great but there always seem to be some who are just so blunt! The first time I went into the hospital when my PTL started the nurse was so mean! She said something like, "you know you need to take this seriously. you don't want a 28 week baby". It wasn't in a nice way either, very condescending. REALLY LADY!?! Are you kidding me??
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Ginger--best of luck, any time now
Waiting is SooOOoo hard
A "hello" to all the other preggies. I read this thread, but can't really keep up with it, so i hope no one minds if i pop in once in a while.
I am nearly 23 weeks and getting an obvious belly now. I thought i would pop out *much* sooner with my second, but when i look at pics i am the same size and weigh exactly the same amount as i did at this stage last pregnancy (glad i kept a journal, it's fun to read it now). Have to say tho, i don't really 'care' about this pregnancy as much. That sounds bad, but my first i was on here 24/7 and everything was novel and exciting. I researched everything and thought about the baby every minute. This time i just want the DD to arrive
. I know i shouldn't rush it, soon i'll have a toddler and a newborn (and this time around i know what i am in for!) but that's just me
ETA: forgot to ask what i came on here for
Anyone have a fave baby name site? We are stuck. I have lists for both genders but nothing i *luv*. Oy. Makes me want to find out the gender just to narrow it down. I like name berry and baby names world, but need to keep lookin and lookin...
A "hello" to all the other preggies. I read this thread, but can't really keep up with it, so i hope no one minds if i pop in once in a while.
I am nearly 23 weeks and getting an obvious belly now. I thought i would pop out *much* sooner with my second, but when i look at pics i am the same size and weigh exactly the same amount as i did at this stage last pregnancy (glad i kept a journal, it's fun to read it now). Have to say tho, i don't really 'care' about this pregnancy as much. That sounds bad, but my first i was on here 24/7 and everything was novel and exciting. I researched everything and thought about the baby every minute. This time i just want the DD to arrive
ETA: forgot to ask what i came on here for
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Sending lots of unsticky dusts to you.
Your mom sounds like the "typical" Asian mom. My mom does that from time to time, I mean using guilt to get me to do what she wants. That haven''t happen since I got married, but I definitely know how you feel. I would go the route of having your mom there, but have the nurse tell her that she can''t be there for the delivery. That way, she can be there but not totally there, and you and Hubby can have your moment with the baby.
How was your appointment today?
Lindsey
Glad you went in and got your IViG.
Andrew has a cute little face. So adorable.
jcrow
Sounds like the co-ed shower will be fun.
We got some hand me down from SIL a few days ago. She waited to give it to us since they didn''t know the gender. I was sorting through the clothes, and the stained ones kind of gross me out. I put those aside, and don''t plan on using them. Am I weird? I mean some of Meena''s old clotehs have stains, but they don''t gross me out like the hand me downs.
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How funny that your parents rushed to the hospital. I don''t think my parents would''ve come to the hospital during L&D even if they live in the same town, but who knows. My inlaws didn''t want to be there for L&D either. They just want to come after the baby is born. With Jaron, they got mad b/c DH posted a pic and the name on FB, so the cousins told the aunts and the aunts called MIL to congratulate them on a grandson. They were like how come everyone knows it''s a boy before them. hehe. I told DH that he should''ve put a disclaimer on FB to not tell the parents.
Jas12
It''s not that you don''t care. It''s just that you know what to expect already. I felt the same way.
Sending lots of unsticky dusts to you.
Your mom sounds like the "typical" Asian mom. My mom does that from time to time, I mean using guilt to get me to do what she wants. That haven''t happen since I got married, but I definitely know how you feel. I would go the route of having your mom there, but have the nurse tell her that she can''t be there for the delivery. That way, she can be there but not totally there, and you and Hubby can have your moment with the baby.
How was your appointment today?
Lindsey
Glad you went in and got your IViG.
Andrew has a cute little face. So adorable.
jcrow
Sounds like the co-ed shower will be fun.
We got some hand me down from SIL a few days ago. She waited to give it to us since they didn''t know the gender. I was sorting through the clothes, and the stained ones kind of gross me out. I put those aside, and don''t plan on using them. Am I weird? I mean some of Meena''s old clotehs have stains, but they don''t gross me out like the hand me downs.
snlee
How funny that your parents rushed to the hospital. I don''t think my parents would''ve come to the hospital during L&D even if they live in the same town, but who knows. My inlaws didn''t want to be there for L&D either. They just want to come after the baby is born. With Jaron, they got mad b/c DH posted a pic and the name on FB, so the cousins told the aunts and the aunts called MIL to congratulate them on a grandson. They were like how come everyone knows it''s a boy before them. hehe. I told DH that he should''ve put a disclaimer on FB to not tell the parents.
Jas12
It''s not that you don''t care. It''s just that you know what to expect already. I felt the same way.
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ginger -
tigers sound like a handful! I like the idea of having the L&D nurse act as a delivery room bouncer
I''ll definitely have to remember that for our birth. best luck for a healthy and quick delivery!!
jcrow - I think that we''re opting for an ikea dresser for our nursery (i know that you put one in your br and not the nursery) so affordable and so functional! and I strangely don''t mind the task of putting it together.
Lindsay, so glad for the good news!!
hello jas
I won''t judge you for being nearly six months pregnant, running around with a toddler and not keeping up with this thread
but always glad to have you pop on in! names. oh names. we are finding that it''s so hard to commit to one. some sites that I''ve come across (and maybe spent way too much time on) are:
1) babynamewizard
2) nymbler
3) nameberry
though we still don''t have one sorted yet.
jcrow - I think that we''re opting for an ikea dresser for our nursery (i know that you put one in your br and not the nursery) so affordable and so functional! and I strangely don''t mind the task of putting it together.
hello jas
1) babynamewizard
2) nymbler
3) nameberry
though we still don''t have one sorted yet.
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Lindsey, what a sweet little face Andrew has! I''ve never had a 3d scan, but am amazed by the pics I''ve seen of them.
for no signs of anemia! My fingers remain crossed that Andrew keeps doing so well. I''m sure it''s not easy to hear what the nurse and doc have to say, but it sounds like they''re being honest without being negative.
Ginger, I have NO idea how you should deal with your mom, but wanted to pass my good luck wishes along. I am either really lucky or my mom has better boundaries than I thought because she has never once asked to be with me in labor. Every single time, I called her after. I did have a friend at the time I was pregnant with Will and she announced one day that she wanted to be at our homebirth. I simply said NO every time she asked, and didn''t even call her to tell her he was born until a day later.
I think having the nurses run interference for you is a good idea. You could probably talk to your doc ahead of time and explain the situation -- maybe he''d put a note or something in your chart so the nurses are immediately aware that they will need to manage your mom.
Fingers are crossed for you, too!
Ginger, I have NO idea how you should deal with your mom, but wanted to pass my good luck wishes along. I am either really lucky or my mom has better boundaries than I thought because she has never once asked to be with me in labor. Every single time, I called her after. I did have a friend at the time I was pregnant with Will and she announced one day that she wanted to be at our homebirth. I simply said NO every time she asked, and didn''t even call her to tell her he was born until a day later.
I think having the nurses run interference for you is a good idea. You could probably talk to your doc ahead of time and explain the situation -- maybe he''d put a note or something in your chart so the nurses are immediately aware that they will need to manage your mom.
Fingers are crossed for you, too!
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lovelylulu - if you're getting an ikea dresser, i highly suggest also purchasing the KOMPLEMENT box set. it's a soft set of boxes that you can use to organize the drawers. i bought several packs and love them. in fact, i'm going back today to purchase more. they keep all the little baby things separated and organized and i like that. here's the link for them. they also come in black and can be found right near the dressers.
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KT~Such a cutie!!
Snlee~Congrats again!!
Ginger~Sorry about your mom. I hope gbaby gets here soon!! You better update us after your appointment today!!
Lindsey~What a great site! Love the pic of Andrew!
Jas12~hey there lady! I agree with QT-not like you don''t care, it''s just different. I feel the same way...too much going on in toddler land to be constantly thinking about my belly. Sorry you''re having name troubles. I don''t have any great sites. We had some issues with girl names this time around so thank goodness we''re not having a girl!
Had my FINAL appointment today!
I''m 2 cm dilated and -3 station. Progress since last Thursday at least. If baby Kade hasn''t made his appearance by Friday, I have an induction set!! So excited that he''ll be in my arms in a few short days at the most!
Snlee~Congrats again!!
Ginger~Sorry about your mom. I hope gbaby gets here soon!! You better update us after your appointment today!!
Lindsey~What a great site! Love the pic of Andrew!
Jas12~hey there lady! I agree with QT-not like you don''t care, it''s just different. I feel the same way...too much going on in toddler land to be constantly thinking about my belly. Sorry you''re having name troubles. I don''t have any great sites. We had some issues with girl names this time around so thank goodness we''re not having a girl!
Had my FINAL appointment today!
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snlee~ Congrats!!!
Lindsey~ SO glad everything looks good. Great sono pic!!
jas~ I feel the same way about this baby. I felt bad at first for not being all-consumed with baby thoughts like I was with JT. But, I have lots more going on now than when I was pregnant with JT! namely, JT!! This pregnancy does seem to be going SOO much quicker too. I was telling DH that you don''t really need 9 months to prepare for the 2nd baby. Just get used to the idea of being pregnant and then you''re ready for the baby in your arms!
I had a doc appt today. Last week he was called out in a c-section so I didn''t have a "real" appt and I had to reschedule. Everything is good. I''ve lost .5 lbs (and I really thought I gained a half!). So, no weight gain yet. But, doc isn''t concerned. At 17w4d my uterus is measuring a bit over 19w so baby is doing fine. I was kind of relieved that I''m measuring a bit over because I thought I was showing an awful lot!
I got the H1N1 shot today too so we''ll see how that goes (I''ve had bad reactions to all flu shots past.) Right now my arm is sore and I''m a bit nauseated and tired, but aren''t we all?!?
Lindsey~ SO glad everything looks good. Great sono pic!!
jas~ I feel the same way about this baby. I felt bad at first for not being all-consumed with baby thoughts like I was with JT. But, I have lots more going on now than when I was pregnant with JT! namely, JT!! This pregnancy does seem to be going SOO much quicker too. I was telling DH that you don''t really need 9 months to prepare for the 2nd baby. Just get used to the idea of being pregnant and then you''re ready for the baby in your arms!
I had a doc appt today. Last week he was called out in a c-section so I didn''t have a "real" appt and I had to reschedule. Everything is good. I''ve lost .5 lbs (and I really thought I gained a half!). So, no weight gain yet. But, doc isn''t concerned. At 17w4d my uterus is measuring a bit over 19w so baby is doing fine. I was kind of relieved that I''m measuring a bit over because I thought I was showing an awful lot!
I got the H1N1 shot today too so we''ll see how that goes (I''ve had bad reactions to all flu shots past.) Right now my arm is sore and I''m a bit nauseated and tired, but aren''t we all?!?
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