Calling all the Pregnant PS''ers

[somethingshiny]

Congrats MP, and welcome Micah!!! I''m sure your labor and delivery story will be QUITE long so we''ll understand if it takes you a few days to put it together!!

And, an official WELCOME to Emily!! (also one of my fav names!)

 

[zoebartlett]

Congratulations JCrow and MP! I love the names you''ve chosen for your LOs.

 

[Puppmom]

Micah! You finally made it into this world! Congrats, MP! I know this was A LOT of work for you...take care of yourself.

JCrow! I LOVE Emily. I agree with the others - it''s become a classic name - certainly not trendy popular. I think it''s fantastic! I hope you get to bring your little girl home soon.

 

[curlygirl]

jcrow, LOVE Emily! Great choice!!

MP, CONGRATULATIONS!!! So glad Micah finally made his appearance. Hope you have a quick and easy recovery.

 

[fieryred33143]

Congratulations MP!! Hope you get some rest!

JCrow-Emily is one of my favorite names. So beautiful. I''m a fan of classic names. We were considering Emily as well!

 

[dani13]

Congratulations, MP!!!!!

Great choice on the name, JCrow!! Love Emily!!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Date: 4/9/2010 5:31:08 PM
Author: snlee

Date: 4/9/2010 5:17:02 PM
Author: dreamer_d
Active labour Is when you lie down for an exam and barf from the pain

I agree about the time having no meaning thing, mara. It is strange what the labour hormones do to you. I pushed for 1.5 hours and it was very fast. I loved pushing.

Dreamer, you loved pushing!? LOL! Okay, seriously, I guess compared to transition phase (mine lasted 2 hours), pushing was okay for 1.5 hours. But after 4.5 hours of pushing, I was pooped, and so FRUSTRATED!

I think of active labor as when your contractions are longer, stronger, and closer together - less than 5 mins apart, lasting about a min or longer, require your attention to get through it, and you''re dilating. I went to 4cm and wasn''t in active labor yet. I wasn''t in active labor until 4.5cm or so when I was finally admitted.

I did like pushing. I was good at it apparently, and it gave me something to focus on and think about after all that time just struggling through. Like everything else in labour, if you are making no progress it is NO FUN. But when you have a good cheering squad and you know it is working, it felt powerful and productive to me.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Congrats MP!! You are a trooper after such a long labour. Enjoy your son!

 

[Pandora II]

Congratulations MP!

Jcrow - Emily is a lovely name... it was in our top 3 for a girl. For what it''s worth, I still don''t feel like Daisy is ''Daisy'' yet. We tend to call her ''Bear'' most of the time...

 

[So Excited]

Congrats MP!! Yay for Micah finally arriving. Can''t wait to see pics of the LO and hear your exhausting Birth Story.

 

[Jas12]

Jcrow--yay for a name!!! i ''ve always liked the name Emily too--so lovely, and i don''t think it''s as popular right now.

MP--so glad that Micha made his appearance (even if it was stubbornly) rest and heal up quick!!!



Count me in as one who actually *loved* pushing too. Like others, i was so happy to do something and know that the baby would be born soon. I don''t remember any pain during pushing. I came out of the trance i was in to deal with the contractions and was laughing and joking about how i didn''t do all those lunges for nothing while pregnant. I did feel the tearing a bit ( i didn''t have an epi so i could feel every little thing) It was a burning sensation, but nothing as painful as the contractions preceding that.
My pushing stage was a tad under 20 mins but that part actually seems clearer in my mind than the hours and hours before. I guess b/c i didn''t have that trance feeling. As crazy as it sounds, i look forward to that again. If only i could skip all the crap before!!!

 

[taovandel]

I wasn''t a huge fan of the pushing..

Apparently I have a tilted pubic bone or something so pushing was harder. And my epi was too strong so I couldn''t feel where I was pushing.

Once it wore off a bit and we found a position that helped (laying flat on my back--which made me want to puke...but whatever) the pushing was fine. Like others have said, the pushing makes you feel like you are doing something. And you know that once you get to the pushing stage it''s almost over and your little one will be in your arms.

 

[lili]

Jcrow--
Love the name Emily.
I have 2 nieces w/ the same name.
And gotta say I love her birthdate too since my DD is the same day
Can''t wait to see your little beauty..

MP--
Congrats and welcome to Micah!
Can''t wait for your birth story and pictures of your little man.
Heal up quick.

RE pushing: I thought the same too about the contraction pains during the pushing. By that time, it was more just pressure down there.

 

[meresal]

Congratulations on picking a name J! I LOVE the name Emily!

I have had another busy weekend. We got a whole bunch of stuff hung around the house... and DH and I went to World Market this morning and picked up a whole patio set that looks great! I can now sit outside with the little one after he arrives and enjoy the awesome weather we are having.

On a pregnancy note... I just, as of about 10 minutes ago, started having these horrible pains in my lower abdomen. Did anyone experience these late in their pregnancy?

 

[swimmer]

MP! Congratulations!

Jcrow, Emily is a beautiful name, well done. Deciding is so hard, how do people do it?

Good luck Meresal and Vesper!

 

[melz]

Luckily, I had my 12 week OB appt. the day before so, we got to see our babies two days in a row. Doc said everything look perfect!

They are 12w4d today and measuring right on track. They also had beautiful heartbeats - one was 159 and the other was 161.

As for my scan, I''m so glad we did it! Granted we are still waiting for the results, but just for the chance to see them in such detail was worth it for us!! Too bad I had the worst migraine yesterday. I was in such pain during the entire scan - my head was throbbing and was so nauseas!! At the end, I went to the bathroom to empty my bladder and thew-up at the hospital! Things just went south from there as I continued to throw-up for the rest of the day.

Thankfully, I took off from work and am fortunately feeling better today.

Blushing, I know I''m late to the party here, but WOO HOO! And twins no less? A big congrats!

Sorry to hear you suffer from migraines, I do too and they are the pits. Now I have to go see who else is KTFU since I''ve absent! But it is so right the girl who started the TTC thread is having her turn.

- Mel/(melanie987123)

 

[melz]

Date: 4/9/2010 12:51:51 PM
Author: swimmer


I''m 36 weeks and boy remains in the 98th percentile for height/length based on femur length. I''m now fine that I couldn''t feel him for the first 5+ months (anterior placenta) since he is now able to simultaneously stick an elbow out of one side and a foot out another. So weird to SEE him.

Swimmer just popping in to say hello and so glad to see you are almost ready to meet your son!

How do you like my new name?

 

[meresal]

Ok... I''m definitely having contractions... I need advice.

How do you know when they have gone from BH contrax to early labor contrax? Do you just "know"?

I always said I would wait until I was in pain to call or go to the hospital, but now that I am in this position and so late in the pregnancy, I wish I had more knowledge.

Guess I''ll start on that ole'' hospital bag.

 

[vespergirl]

Date: 4/11/2010 10:04:06 PM
Author: meresal
Ok... I''m definitely having contractions... I need advice.

How do you know when they have gone from BH contrax to early labor contrax? Do you just ''know''?

I always said I would wait until I was in pain to call or go to the hospital, but now that I am in this position and so late in the pregnancy, I wish I had more knowledge.

Guess I''ll start on that ole'' hospital bag.

OMG, Meresal, this could be it!

My dr. told me that I should follow the 1-5-1 rule - when you have contractions that last for 1 minute each, 5 minutes apart, consistently for 1 hour, then it''s time to call them & leave for the hospital.

Either way, it doesn''t hurt to call your OB now & just let them know what''s going on - they can tell you what they think you should do ...

Good luck!

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 4/11/2010 10:04:06 PM
Author: meresal
Ok... I''m definitely having contractions... I need advice.

How do you know when they have gone from BH contrax to early labor contrax? Do you just ''know''?

I always said I would wait until I was in pain to call or go to the hospital, but now that I am in this position and so late in the pregnancy, I wish I had more knowledge.

Guess I''ll start on that ole'' hospital bag.

Labor contractions are much harder than BH contractions. More intense. How close are they, have you timed them? Get the bag together, but if I were you labor as much as home as you can... And yes call your doc. Good luck!!!!

 

[meresal]

LOL. DH and I keep looking at each other, with that expression that reads... "Sooooooo, should we do something..."

Thanks ladies!

Vesper- The contrax are like 1.5 minutes, time from beginning of one to the next is right around 5-6 minutes, and we've been timing for about 30 minutes. We are going to give it until 11 and then make a decision. If they are still consistant after another hour, then we're going to call!

Kaleigh- The hardness is lasting about 1.5 minutes. I definitely want to labor at home as much as possible... it's really hard to tell yourself to be calm though. lol. Catch 22.

 

[Dreamer_D]

Mer I think calling and asking what to do is a good idea, but honestly, if you are wondering if you are in labour, it is not labour yet and definitely not time to go to the hospital. My midwives would say that if you are feeling like you are, take a warm bath, relax, and try to go to bed. Even have a glass of wine

If the contrax stop when you have a warm bath and you can sleep *good*, its not labour and you can have some rest. Either way, you need to rest up, have a snack, and get some sleep because it sounds like in the next few days you will be in for some hard work!

 

[jcrow]

Date: 4/11/2010 8:20:47 PM
Author: meresal
Congratulations on picking a name J! I LOVE the name Emily!


I have had another busy weekend. We got a whole bunch of stuff hung around the house... and DH and I went to World Market this morning and picked up a whole patio set that looks great! I can now sit outside with the little one after he arrives and enjoy the awesome weather we are having.


On a pregnancy note... I just, as of about 10 minutes ago, started having these horrible pains in my lower abdomen. Did anyone experience these late in their pregnancy?

describe the pains... i was having contractions for a few weeks and didn''t realize what they were!

 

[jcrow]

yes, meresal... pack a hospital bag asap! we were planning to pack one the night i was induced... little did i know i was going to be induced!

i had to call people to bring us different things so many times. and having other people find things between the apt and the house was no fun.

 

[snlee]

meresal, I was just going to say that your cramps might be the start of labor! It sure sounds like it, now that you are contracting more frequently. I think that BH contractions only happen a few times an hour. If they are lasting 1.5 mins 5-6 mins apart for over 30 mins it sounds like they aren''t BH. I would follow the 5-1-1 rule or until your contractions get too painful to handle. Time to pack your hospital bag! Good luck! Keep us posted!

 

[Mara]

mere... i agree that if you have to wonder ... you might be starting, but it's not LABOR LABOR yet, hehe. i would pack your bag, have a glass of wine, take a shower and just relax as much as possible. my labor pains started the night before ... you can FEEL a difference. it's hard to explain but my Dr told me i'd feel a diff between the contrax i'd have every night, and there and real labor...and i did. it was just more painful, more tight, more 'hi i'm here!' kind of thing. i was fine all night, breathing through the pains... and able to sleep here and there. it wasn't til around noon the next day that things got horrible and it was because my water was broken.

also our hospital told us the 5/1/1 rule too buuutttt we never got there at home because of my water. so i'd say call the hospital to let them know you will prob be coming in the next 24 hours and then just chill out at home. yay!

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Eeeek!!! I hope if this is the start of labor for you it goes much faster than it did for MP, remember, she was contracting hard and fast for almost a week before she was admitted. Ditto the others with finding any way possible to relax and rest. So excited for you though, your little one is going to be such a cutie pie!

So I had another random baby dream last night. This time all I remember is an ultrasound picture-toilet shot-of the baby''s junk and it was....a girl! Anatomy scan is next Thursday, not sure I can wait that long though!

 

[fieryred33143]

Congratulations MP

Jcrow-Emily is a beautiful name! It was in our top 3

Mere-My labor started out with what felt like menstral cramps. I went through it from about 9am until 2am but it never felt like contractions just a lot of cramping. When I went to the hospital for something else at 2am, that''s when they told me I was going through contractions. I think it may be a start for you!

If possible, drink a lot of water to make sure you aren''t dehydrated since that can sometimes cause labor signs. Also, try to lay on your left side and if possible go for a walk and see what happens. GL!

 

[lovelylulu]

jcrow - i love the name emily

congratulations again!

Mere - GOOD LUCK!!

 

[Jas12]

Mere--best of luck!

I agree with the others, take a hot bath, rest if you can, there will be no denying ''active labor'' when it comes.