*Baby Corner*

[Staashi 371]

I totally have to do my birthplan, my bag, register at the hospital, etc, etc, etc. It's probably a sign that I'm on the right path to being an unfit mother. I did at least get all my time donated to me for my 6 weeks of maternity leave. Thank God for that!

[Chrissy25 0]

I totally have to do my birthplan, my bag, register at the hospital, etc, etc, etc. It's probably a sign that I'm on the right path to being an unfit mother. I did at least get all my time donated to me for my 6 weeks of maternity leave. Thank God for that!

i cant believe i am 30 weeks today, no birthplan for me as i am having another c-section

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

staashi, i had nothing, just decided to go with the flow, and everything went perfect I wouldnt stress too much about it

[Nessa 23]

you can still have a birth plan about other things. mine mention things like episiotomy, about pain medication, epidural, having the baby in the room with me at all times (except for medical reasons), do not give pacifier to the baby, umbilical cord stop pulsating before it is cut, circumcision, i even mentioned morbid things like a DNR order, just in case etc

[caybee 21]

Morning, all! Sending good wishes to everyone, especially those who are almost to the finish line!

Thirteen days until the ultrasound for biology (and the quad screen, I think). I'm really looking forward to this one and hoping the placenta has migrated by then. No spotting for a week now -- hooray! -- and I'm getting a lot of twinges today, so I'm hopeful things are shifting. My ankles have puffed up. Still wish baby would give me a few good kicks that I can feel. Even jumping up and down on my bladder would be very welcome, just a "Hello, everything's cool in here."

I've bought very little so far for the baby, just a penguin humidifier (needed one when hubby and I had a bad cold, so I went ahead and got an animal one) and a medicine dropper (since I was already in the pharmacy section). Strange supplies to start with. My sister is crocheting a white cotton afghan We've officially got five months left, but everything seems to be happening so fast. And if the placenta doesn't move, we could end up going in a month earlier. I don't really have the serious nesting drive yet, but I've taken longer than five months to plan a big trip, so I'm starting to get a little antsy. I'm also overrun with side work -- happy for the extra income but TIRED -- so when things slack off for me in April and hubby's overtime picks up, I'll start prioritizing my list.

Back to work! Hope everyone has a good day.

[Nessa 23]

oh yeah, the penguin humidifier is so cute. i'm between that and the cow, the cow is cheaper.

[Eveline 9]

I had a birth plan with Adam..didn't do a thing. EVERYTHING went completely different as planned. I asked to walk around until active labor...well, I was induced and nothing went the way the birth plan suggested including the C/S that I absolutely wanted to avoid, they had to give Adam glucose which I didn't want, he had a paci a few hours after birth which I didn't want.

With allie my Doula wrote a birth plan for me and we talked it through. Again, things went differently and not as the plan suggested but I think the nurses respected things like 'no paci', 'no formula' only breastmilk more than at the military hospital.

The 'real world' here has patched up lots of fear I had for hospitals. THe military hospital was the first hospital I have ever been a patient in and they screwed a lot of things up "Lady, calm down, you're just having a baby" "I have to take the cervadil out, you just cost us 170 Dollars" "You know if we do a c/s you can die"...etc...Bad bad bedside manners, unfortunately. This hospital here where Allie was born in was a lot better. Everybody was nice and respectful.

Allie still doesn't want to eat. My Pediatrician gave me the thumbs up for not solid feeding yet. She said as long as Allie is thriving on breastmilk then she's fine. And with almost 20lbs she's apparently gaining enough wait.

[caybee 21]

oh yeah, the penguin humidifier is so cute. i'm between that and the cow, the cow is cheaper.

I liked the cow also. I just have a thing for penguins

[Nessa 23]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2714347

new poll, please vote

[caybee 21]

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...p;#entry2714347

new poll, please vote

Good poll, even though I can't vote yet. The few responses so far are encouraging.

[Nessa 23]

yeah the more than 29 is kind of interesting. i hope people understand that what i'm asking is right after, i don't mean the minute after, but a day or 2, u know? not how much they lost period.

[caybee 21]

yeah the more than 29 is kind of interesting. i hope people understand that what i'm asking is right after, i don't mean the minute after, but a day or 2, u know? not how much they lost period.

It made sense to me. I know there are three or four accounts (maybe all the same person) who jump in and try to skew the polls, but I think the 29 is probably true for someone, especially if she was retaining a lot of water.

[Staashi 371]

yeah the more than 29 is kind of interesting. i hope people understand that what i'm asking is right after, i don't mean the minute after, but a day or 2, u know? not how much they lost period.

It made sense to me. I know there are three or four accounts (maybe all the same person) who jump in and try to skew the polls, but I think the 29 is probably true for someone, especially if she was retaining a lot of water.

A friend of mine gained 50lbs during the birth of her son. She lost 20 lbs once the baby was born and amniotic fluid came out - the following week she lost 30lbs of water weight - she couldn't believe that she spent a whole week peeing out her retained water.

you can still have a birth plan about other things. mine mention things like episiotomy, about pain medication, epidural, having the baby in the room with me at all times (except for medical reasons), do not give pacifier to the baby, umbilical cord stop pulsating before it is cut, circumcision, i even mentioned morbid things like a DNR order, just in case etc

Nessa, sounds good - I'll have to think about that.

@ Kelly - sounds like me. hehehe

[Nessa 23]

can u imagine losing 50? it would be my dream.

[Missbollinger 1]

Still hanging in here ladies. 2cm dilated now but I've been trying to delay KWIM? This week I am going to try walking and sitting on the yoga ball to get things going. I lost 5lbs since last week so they are a little concerned!