All pregnant Mommies

[j_e_w_e_l_l_y_n 0]

Totoo yung sinabi ng kaibigan mo. Talagang plano namin normal delivery pero hindi nasunod, pati na rin ang breastfeeding kasi wala talagang lumabas na gatas sa akin pagtapos ng CS. Super depressed ako, 2 months akong iyak nang iyak. Sobrang hirap tuloy sa pakiramdam kasi hindi mo maibigay yung pinlano mo para sa baby mo. Kaya ang pangit tuloy ng 1st pregnancy ko, nagka-postpartun depression ako. Kapag kasi meron ka nun, iiyak ka nang iiyak kahit walang dahilan o wala kang iniisip, para bang nababaliw ka. Tapos pag umiiyak ang baby mo, iiyak ka rin, kaya kayong 2 walang katapusang iyakan! At lalo na mahirap walang kamag anak na pwede mag comfort sayo para bang naaawa ka sa sarili mo dahil hindi mo naibigay sa baby mo ang lahat.

Sa tingin ko, i try mo maglakad lakad, o kaya mag sex kayo ng asawa mo, o kaya naman mag warm bath ka, baka sakali makatulong para mag dilate ka. Ganyan ginawa ko pero walang epekto, pero baka sayo mayron. Kung papayag ang OB mo na i postpone ng 1 lingo pa, why not. Basta maging okay si baby mo.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit super taas ng rate ng CS dito sa amerika. Gusto ko pa sana maghintay kahit ilang oras pa, pero sinabi agad ng doktor hindi na pwede dahil stressed na ung baby namin. *sigh* hirap talaga, na-trauma ako sa CS. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, next time na mabuntis ako, gusto ko normal delivery kahit anong mangyari.

Baka sakali makipag-cooperate si baby mo, ipagdasal mo palagi, kausap-usapin mo cya na lumabas ng maayos at mabilis para d ka mahirapan. :-) Sana hindi ka matakot sa experience ko. Iba-iba naman tayo, nagkataon lang ganito ang sakin. :-) Sigurado ako, everything will be okay.

[RyaNRiza 1]

Totoo yung sinabi ng kaibigan mo. Talagang plano namin normal delivery pero hindi nasunod, pati na rin ang breastfeeding kasi wala talagang lumabas na gatas sa akin pagtapos ng CS. Super depressed ako, 2 months akong iyak nang iyak. Sobrang hirap tuloy sa pakiramdam kasi hindi mo maibigay yung pinlano mo para sa baby mo. Kaya ang pangit tuloy ng 1st pregnancy ko, nagka-postpartun depression ako. Kapag kasi meron ka nun, iiyak ka nang iiyak kahit walang dahilan o wala kang iniisip, para bang nababaliw ka. Tapos pag umiiyak ang baby mo, iiyak ka rin, kaya kayong 2 walang katapusang iyakan! At lalo na mahirap walang kamag anak na pwede mag comfort sayo para bang naaawa ka sa sarili mo dahil hindi mo naibigay sa baby mo ang lahat.

Sa tingin ko, i try mo maglakad lakad, o kaya mag sex kayo ng asawa mo, o kaya naman mag warm bath ka, baka sakali makatulong para mag dilate ka. Ganyan ginawa ko pero walang epekto, pero baka sayo mayron. Kung papayag ang OB mo na i postpone ng 1 lingo pa, why not. Basta maging okay si baby mo.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit super taas ng rate ng CS dito sa amerika. Gusto ko pa sana maghintay kahit ilang oras pa, pero sinabi agad ng doktor hindi na pwede dahil stressed na ung baby namin. *sigh* hirap talaga, na-trauma ako sa CS. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, next time na mabuntis ako, gusto ko normal delivery kahit anong mangyari.

Baka sakali makipag-cooperate si baby mo, ipagdasal mo palagi, kausap-usapin mo cya na lumabas ng maayos at mabilis para d ka mahirapan. :-) Sana hindi ka matakot sa experience ko. Iba-iba naman tayo, nagkataon lang ganito ang sakin. :-) Sigurado ako, everything will be okay.

Thanks jewellyn...I am not really scared of what you shared, na-appreciate ko pa nga. Priority ko talaga health and safety nang baby.

Pwede namin i-cancel ang sched anytime. I am really betting na lumabas sya next week after the Immigration interview. Kinausap ko baby ko heart to heart kanina na kelangan wag namin i-allow na i-induce si Mommy. Feeling ko lalabas siya after the interview...ewan, baka feeling lang. Ayokong mag expect ng sobra.

Usap pa kami ng asawa ko kung itutuloy namin ang sched next week or hindi dahil kelangan din nya i-adjust vacation leave niya sa work. Talagang willing akong maghintay. May kaibigan din ako nag-suggest na what about diretso CS na lang dahil sa tingin nya malaki baby namin at napakaliit ko. Ewan ko ba. Di pa rin mapalagay.

[ryandgracey 2]

Totoo yung sinabi ng kaibigan mo. Talagang plano namin normal delivery pero hindi nasunod, pati na rin ang breastfeeding kasi wala talagang lumabas na gatas sa akin pagtapos ng CS. Super depressed ako, 2 months akong iyak nang iyak. Sobrang hirap tuloy sa pakiramdam kasi hindi mo maibigay yung pinlano mo para sa baby mo. Kaya ang pangit tuloy ng 1st pregnancy ko, nagka-postpartun depression ako. Kapag kasi meron ka nun, iiyak ka nang iiyak kahit walang dahilan o wala kang iniisip, para bang nababaliw ka. Tapos pag umiiyak ang baby mo, iiyak ka rin, kaya kayong 2 walang katapusang iyakan! At lalo na mahirap walang kamag anak na pwede mag comfort sayo para bang naaawa ka sa sarili mo dahil hindi mo naibigay sa baby mo ang lahat.

Sa tingin ko, i try mo maglakad lakad, o kaya mag sex kayo ng asawa mo, o kaya naman mag warm bath ka, baka sakali makatulong para mag dilate ka. Ganyan ginawa ko pero walang epekto, pero baka sayo mayron. Kung papayag ang OB mo na i postpone ng 1 lingo pa, why not. Basta maging okay si baby mo.

Sa totoo lang, hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit super taas ng rate ng CS dito sa amerika. Gusto ko pa sana maghintay kahit ilang oras pa, pero sinabi agad ng doktor hindi na pwede dahil stressed na ung baby namin. *sigh* hirap talaga, na-trauma ako sa CS. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, next time na mabuntis ako, gusto ko normal delivery kahit anong mangyari.

Baka sakali makipag-cooperate si baby mo, ipagdasal mo palagi, kausap-usapin mo cya na lumabas ng maayos at mabilis para d ka mahirapan. :-) Sana hindi ka matakot sa experience ko. Iba-iba naman tayo, nagkataon lang ganito ang sakin. :-) Sigurado ako, everything will be okay.

When I had Alec, they tried to induce labor too. I was about 37-38 weeks then and 1 cm dilated. After about 6 hours, nothing happened and I was sent home the next day. On my next prenatal, i was still 1 cm, but my OB sent me home with admitting orders already. I went into labot at 39-40 weeks...right on time. So...wag ka mainip. Sayang din kasi if you undergo induction tapos walang mangyari. It's just the 14th naman e...you have a lot of leeway still

A "stressed" baby is an indication for termination of labor and undergoing CS. Stress can make the baby make poo-poo inside the uterus and can cause trouble for the baby (neonatal/newborn sepsis which is a form of infection, or respiratory distress), hence the immediate need to deliver the baby. Failure of the baby to descend further into the birth canal and effect dilation can be either because the baby is too big to fit into the pelvic inlet (the area on th einside of your pelvic bones) or the inlet is too small to accomodate the baby, or something is preventing the baby to move further down...in my case, it was the double cord coil around the baby's neck, plus my inlet was not big enough (big as my hips are!). Of course, more often than not, once a CS, the next one would be CS, too, but you can opt to try for a normal delivery. I have been given that option but due to my age and not knowing how "strong" my already-operated-on uterine muscles are, i opted to go for another CS and be done with it.

Post-partum depression...a big percentage of post-partum women go thru that. Is usually due to the anxiety of not being able to be a good parent and I think is also hormone-mediated. No real cure for that but a loving partner, a loving family and strong faith. If it goes beyond a few months, though, one should seek professional help. I went thru one big helluva depression that lasted a long, long time. I was a single parent whose partner left soon after the child was born. I kept it to myself. My cousins and friends never knew and they think that I must be that strong to bear all that. I guess I was. Now, I have a wonderful husband who understands and is patient of everything I am going thru and who is just as excited as i am with this new addition. Add to that a wonderful loving daughter who is looking forward to being an "ate"

[andrew&evelyn 6]

Hi mga mommies,

Just got my test result...Complete Blood count is normal. Glucose Test is 75..i was a bit scared when I saw the result online kasi yong standard range is <139 mg/dl I thought mababa yata ang sugar ko...so I called my husband to explained to me the result and he said that I'm good Sana tama ang asawa ko heehhehe.

Evelyn

Btw Pink---August 25 is my 4d ultrasound Excited na ako.

Mga mommies, i got a new message from my DR. Sabi nya my glucose test is ok daw kaso yong Red blood cell ko daw is masyadong mababa ...border line anemic daw so she prescribed me to take Iron supplemet and also stool softer. Di ko maintindihan why I need to take the stool softer? Is it maybe because the Iron supplement make you constipated??

Evelyn

[j_e_w_e_l_l_y_n 0]

sa tingin ko too much iron ata may result to constipation... wild guess lang. Ganun kasi sa baby ko, nasobrahan sa iron kaya na constipate. :-D

[RyaNRiza 1]

When I had Alec, they tried to induce labor too. I was about 37-38 weeks then and 1 cm dilated. After about 6 hours, nothing happened and I was sent home the next day. On my next prenatal, i was still 1 cm, but my OB sent me home with admitting orders already. I went into labot at 39-40 weeks...right on time. So...wag ka mainip. Sayang din kasi if you undergo induction tapos walang mangyari. It's just the 14th naman e...you have a lot of leeway still

A "stressed" baby is an indication for termination of labor and undergoing CS. Stress can make the baby make poo-poo inside the uterus and can cause trouble for the baby (neonatal/newborn sepsis which is a form of infection, or respiratory distress), hence the immediate need to deliver the baby. Failure of the baby to descend further into the birth canal and effect dilation can be either because the baby is too big to fit into the pelvic inlet (the area on th einside of your pelvic bones) or the inlet is too small to accomodate the baby, or something is preventing the baby to move further down...in my case, it was the double cord coil around the baby's neck, plus my inlet was not big enough (big as my hips are!). Of course, more often than not, once a CS, the next one would be CS, too, but you can opt to try for a normal delivery. I have been given that option but due to my age and not knowing how "strong" my already-operated-on uterine muscles are, i opted to go for another CS and be done with it.

Post-partum depression...a big percentage of post-partum women go thru that. Is usually due to the anxiety of not being able to be a good parent and I think is also hormone-mediated. No real cure for that but a loving partner, a loving family and strong faith. If it goes beyond a few months, though, one should seek professional help. I went thru one big helluva depression that lasted a long, long time. I was a single parent whose partner left soon after the child was born. I kept it to myself. My cousins and friends never knew and they think that I must be that strong to bear all that. I guess I was. Now, I have a wonderful husband who understands and is patient of everything I am going thru and who is just as excited as i am with this new addition. Add to that a wonderful loving daughter who is looking forward to being an "ate"

Thanks for sharing your experience and explaining things ryandgracey This day has been full of tears and stressful to me because of the dilation development and induction thing. I'm worried that bad things happen because of making wrong decisions specially for the baby. I have faith in God, but human as I am, the fears and worries are still there.

Quite happy for you and your family

Mga mommies, i got a new message from my DR. Sabi nya my glucose test is ok daw kaso yong Red blood cell ko daw is masyadong mababa ...border line anemic daw so she prescribed me to take Iron supplemet and also stool softer. Di ko maintindihan why I need to take the stool softer? Is it maybe because the Iron supplement make you constipated??

Evelyn

I believe so Evelyn. Glad na wala kang gestational diabetes

[PrinceandPrincess 0]

Hi Riza,

Good luck and don't get stress to much! Try to take a walk, warm bath and massage from your hubby. This might help you.

We'll keep you in our prayers!

[Brettanne 1]

Goodluck Riza...dont worry too much, matatapos din yang paghihirap mo. God Bless!

[ruby_jade 0]

labor dust para kay riza!!!!

Edited August 14, 2009 by ruby_jade

[PrinceandPrincess 0]

Thank you mga mommies!

We are so happy to have a baby girl!!

Evelyn- I'm so excited for you... I had my 4D ultrasound 2 weeks ago and we're very happy. I'm sure na mag enjoy ka watching what your little angel doing inside your tummy.

For your constipation try to eat lots of leafy vegetables, fruits, drink plenty of water and exercise too (walking). I'm glad na hindi ko naranasan na naging constipated since I got pregnant. Di ako nabubuhay pag hindi ako naka kain ng gulay at prutas... he...he...he... sabi ng hubby ko ay kambing daw ako... he... he... he...

[o0pink0o 3]

Macutelit, nung nag EPT din ako ay sa baso ak umihi tas yung asawa ko pa yung nagstick ng EPT ko pero pagka-dip eh 2 secs lang ay kita na result na positive. ang nakalagay sa instruction eh wait after 3 mins pero 2-3 secs lang ay nagpositive na agad, ang bilis nga eh. if you are hesitant about the result , why not try EPT sa CVS? yung nabili ko is $11 lang pero dalawang EPT na yun

I just had my monthly visit to my OB yester and I got the Amniocentesis (A test for detecting chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects) result and it is Negative hay! kahit papaano eh nakahinga na rin ako. I know na 60% accurate lang cya pero at least I am happy to hear na 60% na negative na and ofcourse I am still praying na healthy ang baby namin

te Riza, sana nga hindi induced labor at kusa na lang lumabas si baby kasi masmaganda yun kung gaano. pero if i am in your situation din eh kakausapin ko din si baby baka sakaling makicooperate hehe. I am praying for your safe delivery

Sana ay healthy ang lahat ng mga babies natin and safe delivery to all of us

[RyaNRiza 1]

Salamat sa lahat ng encouragement and prayers. Need talaga namin prayers. I'm also praying for every preggo here

Usap kami ng hubby ko last night and this morning. We decided na i-move namin ang schedule one week after sa due date, instead of one day after the due date. Baka sakali lumabas si Evie before that, which we are hoping and praying. God knows the best for us

At least ngayon, di na masyado mabigat pakiramdam ko (emotionally, mentally) dahil mas comfy ako na hintay pa ng isang week dahil sabi ok lang naman.

Another OB appointment on Monday, kakausapin namin ang doktor about the plan. And as usual, IE na naman.

For now, focus muna si me para mag prepare papers for the immigration interview sa Tuesday.

Macutelit, nung nag EPT din ako ay sa baso ak umihi tas yung asawa ko pa yung nagstick ng EPT ko pero pagka-dip eh 2 secs lang ay kita na result na positive. ang nakalagay sa instruction eh wait after 3 mins pero 2-3 secs lang ay nagpositive na agad, ang bilis nga eh. if you are hesitant about the result , why not try EPT sa CVS? yung nabili ko is $11 lang pero dalawang EPT na yun

I just had my monthly visit to my OB yester and I got the Amniocentesis (A test for detecting chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects) result and it is Negative hay! kahit papaano eh nakahinga na rin ako. I know na 60% accurate lang cya pero at least I am happy to hear na 60% na negative na and ofcourse I am still praying na healthy ang baby namin

te Riza, sana nga hindi induced labor at kusa na lang lumabas si baby kasi masmaganda yun kung gaano. pero if i am in your situation din eh kakausapin ko din si baby baka sakaling makicooperate hehe. I am praying for your safe delivery

Sana ay healthy ang lahat ng mga babies natin and safe delivery to all of us

Congrats Pink dahil negative result ng test mo

Kinakausap ko nga ang baby.

[ryandgracey 2]

Macutelit, nung nag EPT din ako ay sa baso ak umihi tas yung asawa ko pa yung nagstick ng EPT ko pero pagka-dip eh 2 secs lang ay kita na result na positive. ang nakalagay sa instruction eh wait after 3 mins pero 2-3 secs lang ay nagpositive na agad, ang bilis nga eh. if you are hesitant about the result , why not try EPT sa CVS? yung nabili ko is $11 lang pero dalawang EPT na yun

I just had my monthly visit to my OB yester and I got the Amniocentesis (A test for detecting chromosomal abnormalities and birth defects) result and it is Negative hay! kahit papaano eh nakahinga na rin ako. I know na 60% accurate lang cya pero at least I am happy to hear na 60% na negative na and ofcourse I am still praying na healthy ang baby namin

te Riza, sana nga hindi induced labor at kusa na lang lumabas si baby kasi masmaganda yun kung gaano. pero if i am in your situation din eh kakausapin ko din si baby baka sakaling makicooperate hehe. I am praying for your safe delivery

Sana ay healthy ang lahat ng mga babies natin and safe delivery to all of us

glad that your amnio is negative. I had a NT and a group of blood tests for that in my 11th week and they all came back normal. They did not recommend amnio, just the 20-week screening UTZ. They did an AFP last month and I have yet to know the results. Grrr...should've told them I want to have the results once available Right now, am just looking forward to seeing my active, feisty li'l angel again in about 4 days

Sigh...I feel soooo heavy right now (after eating a bowl of my favorite comfort food --- shell macaroni soup)...

[STEPHnRIA 2]

HEY GUYS! im on my 24th week and its going to be another BOY!

[ryandgracey 2]

HEY GUYS! im on my 24th week and its going to be another BOY!

Hi Ria! Another boy here on VJ...congrats!