bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 5:33:20 GMT -6
Look at me actually starting a randoms thread! Good morning - I actually slept well last night for the first time in a week. Doing the bare minimum work from home today and getting stuff done around the house. thatgolfb today’s the day right? What time do you go in?
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 5:34:23 GMT -6
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 5:35:52 GMT -6
Also roloma I ate pepperoni pizza and raised DDs candy last night...woke up to fasting sugar that was perfectly fine. Even a few points lower than my average. GD is a racket.
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 5:37:04 GMT -6
I still want to throat punch catmom88's docs who sent her home
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 5:47:00 GMT -6
In DS's nursery, there was another lady who was due a week or so before me, I ended up having my baby 3 days before her, H said her boyfriend was in hospital (when we still were) and they had a chat since they recognised one another from nursery drop offs, they had a little boy.
H just dropped DS of to nursery and saw the bloke again, they chatted about the babies and their boy is already pretty much sleeping through the night. H was like yeah we are still every 3 hours, but we want to build her weight back up so we don't worry.
The bloke said "oh we don't worry about that, he was little when he was born so it'll take him longer to build it back up anyway"
Hmm. Surely if he was little when born (I think he was early 6lbs but dropped down) you would be waking him up to feed not just letting him sleep through. Might be a UO, but I get anxious when E goes more than 4 hours since she's still under birth weight (8lb now but still lol)
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 5:53:40 GMT -6
This time 2 weeks ago I was getting my epidural ready to see if they could break waters.
I always feel very emotional thinking back to when I'm being prepped in the theatre for the c-section, it was just before my epidural was being topped up, I could feel E moving around and I was just thinking, this is the last time I'll feel your little kicks in side of me. It was a very surreal moment and I was just focused on her kicks enjoying the last of her inside movements. With DS I never took much notice of movements in labour as contractions were hard and fast. Since I never was actually in labour with E, everything was a lot more relaxed and I could enjoy being pregnant for the last couple moments. I miss my bump.
|
|
bethkate
Platinum
Posts: 2,410 Likes: 10,711
|
Post by bethkate on Nov 2, 2017 5:59:44 GMT -6
beefinch, I spent a lot of time thinking about the same thing when I was waiting to be induced and then during labor. As badly as I wanted to meet her, it made me a little sad to think about not feeling her in the inside anymore.
|
|
bethkate
Platinum
Posts: 2,410 Likes: 10,711
|
Post by bethkate on Nov 2, 2017 6:02:51 GMT -6
We’ve got our first pedi appointment this mornings by at 10, so I’ve got to get in the shower soon. It’s supposed to be 70 degrees today, so I’m considering breaking out the stroller and trying to walk a little bit with E in front of my house.
|
|
pootsen
Sapphire
Posts: 3,889 Likes: 21,939
|
Post by pootsen on Nov 2, 2017 6:08:02 GMT -6
|
|
quinn
Amethyst
Posts: 5,064 Likes: 17,858
|
Post by quinn on Nov 2, 2017 6:08:26 GMT -6
Good morning. I slept awful last night cause I was itching like crazy for hours. Nothing helped.
Someone please tell me what to do to relieve the itching other than benadryl and hydrocortisone!? I've used both and it's still unbearable. PLEASE?
Anyways, I have to go back to get more blood drawn today in the rain cause those dickheads at the lab called me last night and they lost my sample. So I have to wait another week 😡
|
|
quinn
Amethyst
Posts: 5,064 Likes: 17,858
|
Post by quinn on Nov 2, 2017 6:09:28 GMT -6
|
|
pootsen
Sapphire
Posts: 3,889 Likes: 21,939
|
Post by pootsen on Nov 2, 2017 6:09:38 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes?
|
|
quinn
Amethyst
Posts: 5,064 Likes: 17,858
|
Post by quinn on Nov 2, 2017 6:11:20 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes? was it bloody? I lost my mucus plug like 3 or 4 times before actually going into labor. In the span of about 2 weeks. I lost my bloody show just hours before going into labor
|
|
|
Post by misskilljoy on Nov 2, 2017 6:25:03 GMT -6
DD ahead.
I am angry with DH right now but trying to be supportive. I am alone with the 3 year old and the baby today and the other night I didn't sleep at all, so H said he'd take overnight duty (last night) so I could sleep.
He was up all god damn night bitching at the baby, huffing, stomping around, because the baby wouldn't sleep. So then I was awake. I finally got out of bed and got another ounce of milk to settle DS because he is ONLY fussy when he's hungry. I then spent the rest of the night awake because the baby continued to fuss, arguing with DH about getting the baby more to eat.
Well it turns out DH skipped a fucking feeding overnight WHICH IS WHY THE BABY WOULDN'T GO TO SLEEP. Come on, man. This is not rocket science. We are not #new. You knew he needed to be fed at 2 am, so why didn't you give him anything until 3:30 when you finally got fed up with the fussing?!
So now I am alone with no sleep, desperately trying to stay awake, trying to manage DD's behaviour and take care of the newborn. I feel very unwell from the lack of sleep.
And DH has a man cold so it's extra pleasant around here.
I need wine. XD
|
|
|
Post by snuff9861 on Nov 2, 2017 6:35:24 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes? I lost mine several times with both DS and DD. With DS I didn't lose the bloody show until about 3 hours before I went into labour. With DD I lost it about half hour before I started to push.
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 6:44:41 GMT -6
misskilljoy that’s super annoying...like come on buddy. When newborns are crying in the middle of the night, feeding is usually the first thing you try to soothe. I hope you can get a nap in.
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 6:46:06 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes? I lost a little bit of mine with DD...but nothing happened and I was induced a few days later.
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 6:49:21 GMT -6
Whenever anyone says that men are stronger/more resilient/tougher than women, newborn care is basically exhibit A as to why that is bullshit. Interrupt their sleep or give them a cold and they just go to pieces. Frankly I’m not sure why we don’t use this strategy more in foreign affairs.
I know, I know...#notallmen. But a lottttt of them. I am lucky that my H at least has the good sense not to complain to me.
|
|
|
Post by misskilljoy on Nov 2, 2017 7:00:03 GMT -6
Whenever anyone says that men are stronger/more resilient/tougher than women, newborn care is basically exhibit A as to why that is bullshit. Interrupt their sleep or give them a cold and they just go to pieces. Frankly I’m not sure why we don’t use this strategy more in foreign affairs. I know, I know...#notallmen. But a lottttt of them. I am lucky that my H at least has the good sense not to complain to me. MH is a unicorn. I'm fortunate to have a husband who is incredible 99.999999% of the time. He does so much around the house, supports me in all the things I do even when it means he has a ton more responsibility than me, rarely loses his patience or temper even when I'm being ridiculous. Most of the time I feel like I do not deserve the way he treats me because I'm not as good a wife as he is a husband. I have a hard time relating to some of the stories I hear from friends about their husbands because that's not my experience. And newborn care just wrecks him, heh. He cannot handle sleep deprivation well. I feel like if he falls apart like this, I can only imagine what most other men are like, haha. XD
|
|
|
Post by grumpycat on Nov 2, 2017 7:02:48 GMT -6
beefinch um what that other guy is doing is the opposite of medical instructions we had for my first. And I'm pretty sure it's wake baby every 2-3 hours to feed until they pass their birth weight. Letting baby sleep through the night at this age would be great but isn't advisable.
|
|
|
Post by cdnfarmgirl on Nov 2, 2017 7:04:14 GMT -6
I had a very vivid dream that I had a baby. The woke up to super strong contractions. That promptly stopped 20 minutes later. Then had very bad anxiety-inducing dreams that when I woke up I was shaking and crying. So fun times this morning. I only have an appt tomorrow. So today will be doing nothing but laying on the couch. But my kids slept till 7:30. They are pancakes for breakfast and it's almost time to head to get my son ready for the bus and walk him to the end of the driveway. So thankful that's where he gets picked up and we don't have to walk far.
|
|
pootsen
Sapphire
Posts: 3,889 Likes: 21,939
|
Post by pootsen on Nov 2, 2017 7:05:44 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes? was it bloody? I lost my mucus plug like 3 or 4 times before actually going into labor. In the span of about 2 weeks. I lost my bloody show just hours before going into labor Yes it was kind of bloody. But I had a cervical check yesterday too, so the bleeding could also just be from that....
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 7:07:26 GMT -6
beefinch um what that other guy is doing is the opposite of medical instructions we had for my first. And I'm pretty sure it's wake baby every 2-3 hours to feed until they pass their birth weight. Letting baby sleep through the night at this age would be great but isn't advisable. It's the same here, at this stage, no matter if the baby wants to sleep, you wake them up for a feed. H said he wouldn't feel comfortable letting E go like 8 hours during a night with no feed. Well, their kid not mine, but still ground on me a little when H told me.
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 7:08:27 GMT -6
beefinch um what that other guy is doing is the opposite of medical instructions we had for my first. And I'm pretty sure it's wake baby every 2-3 hours to feed until they pass their birth weight. Letting baby sleep through the night at this age would be great but isn't advisable. It's the same here, at this stage, no matter if the baby wants to sleep, you wake them up for a feed. H said he wouldn't feel comfortable letting E go like 8 hours during a night with no feed. Well, their kid not mine, but still ground on me a little when H told me. I think some people really take the “never wake a sleeping baby” thing to an illogical conclusion.
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 7:11:05 GMT -6
misskilljoy, I'll send another throat punch your way for your H. Your H sounds like mine a couple nights ago. I sent him a very lengthy angry/explaining text day before yesterday saying if he doesn't cut his shit out he will be sleeping on the sofa. He replied, oh so I can sleep? No, you will still be getting up for the feeds, it just means in stead of being right next to the baby you will be getting woken up by banging on the walls from me to come up and sort her out, when it's your turn. Stop being so precious in thinking your the only man in the world with a newborn. They are only this little for long, enjoy it. Luckily he was absolutely fine last night and I didn't have one huff from him at all, and he offered to do the first night feed. The sofa comment got to him lol.
|
|
beefinch
Platinum
Posts: 1,044 Likes: 4,404
|
Post by beefinch on Nov 2, 2017 7:12:46 GMT -6
It's the same here, at this stage, no matter if the baby wants to sleep, you wake them up for a feed. H said he wouldn't feel comfortable letting E go like 8 hours during a night with no feed. Well, their kid not mine, but still ground on me a little when H told me. I think some people really take the “never wake a sleeping baby” thing to an illogical conclusion. Personally I think it's just ignorance from the parents during the night because they want to sleep. I know they have a kid exactly the same age as DS, but cmon that baby needs to eat, even if they don't want to lol
|
|
roloma
Sapphire
Posts: 3,659 Likes: 21,893
|
Post by roloma on Nov 2, 2017 7:27:18 GMT -6
Also roloma I ate pepperoni pizza and raised DDs candy last night...woke up to fasting sugar that was perfectly fine. Even a few points lower than my average. GD is a racket. It totally seems to have been a racket for both of us. I eat chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk every single night before bed (and added gummy bears last night from DS's candy) and my fasting numbers are always fine. I've also been eating big bowls of pasta for meals lately with no problem, even sometimes immediately laying down for a nap after. I think we're pretty lucky but I would have much rather not worried about it for 15 weeks or however long it has been! I am just so glad my OB let me switch to only checking my sugars 2x a day instead of 4. It has really been nice. I didn't even have to bring my monitor to work with me yesterday!
|
|
bazi
Opal
Posts: 8,731 Likes: 54,666
|
Post by bazi on Nov 2, 2017 7:34:00 GMT -6
Also roloma I ate pepperoni pizza and raised DDs candy last night...woke up to fasting sugar that was perfectly fine. Even a few points lower than my average. GD is a racket. It totally seems to have been a racket for both of us. I eat chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk every single night before bed (and added gummy bears last night from DS's candy) and my fasting numbers are always fine. I've also been eating big bowls of pasta for meals lately with no problem, even sometimes immediately laying down for a nap after. I think we're pretty lucky but I would have much rather not worried about it for 15 weeks or however long it has been! I am just so glad my OB let me switch to only checking my sugars 2x a day instead of 4. It has really been nice. I didn't even have to bring my monitor to work with me yesterday! Agreed...I will certainly take this over high numbers or needing medication. But it just alll seems so pointless?
|
|
roloma
Sapphire
Posts: 3,659 Likes: 21,893
|
Post by roloma on Nov 2, 2017 7:34:49 GMT -6
I passed my mucus plug this morning. I know this may or may not mean that labor is imminent (how annoying!)- does anyone have any anecdotes? I've lost mucousy bits of mine twice so far and still not in labor. The first go around at 32 weeks was quite bloody but nothing ever came of that. This time was just a couple of days ago and nothing yet. I think a cervical check can "knock" some of that loose. But, it can also mean something this late in the game. I would just hang out and play the waiting game. You might be close!
|
|
roloma
Sapphire
Posts: 3,659 Likes: 21,893
|
Post by roloma on Nov 2, 2017 7:36:52 GMT -6
It totally seems to have been a racket for both of us. I eat chocolate ice cream and chocolate milk every single night before bed (and added gummy bears last night from DS's candy) and my fasting numbers are always fine. I've also been eating big bowls of pasta for meals lately with no problem, even sometimes immediately laying down for a nap after. I think we're pretty lucky but I would have much rather not worried about it for 15 weeks or however long it has been! I am just so glad my OB let me switch to only checking my sugars 2x a day instead of 4. It has really been nice. I didn't even have to bring my monitor to work with me yesterday! Agreed...I will certainly take this over high numbers or needing medication. But it just alll seems so pointless? They tell me I have GD but honestly, I still question it. I think maybe I was just having a couple of bad days or my progesterone was throwing things off. It seems like a waste since I never had any of the negative effects that can come and not even having high numbers. Pointless is a perfect word to describe it!
|
|