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secondchild - Tuesday, 10 June
all the best to you, i hope everything goes well, let me know how it goes, one advice don't be afraid to ask for an epidural. i did when i got induced and i am very glad i did because i went for 24 more hours after that no way i could of taken the pain that long, but i dont want to scare you just remember everyone is different. well so far my experience hasn't been to great i love my boy and the fact that he is healthy but it all came so fast i wasn't expecting it and also his a preemie so until he is 2 yrs the doctor said he needs special care. its hard for me because he needs to be feed every 2 hours and i have to koongoroo him for about an hour a day and with my daughter sometimes its hard to do because she wants attention to, my husband and i have been stressed lately and we haven't been getting along to well because of it, i don't have any family here in Florida so i have to do everything on my own he helps but since i had a c-section most of the work is on him so i guess it is getting to him, but i don't want to bore you with my problems, lol, again take care and best of luck to you.

susanav76 - Monday, 9 June
i went in at 9 a.m. I was put on a low dose of pitocin around 11:30 a.m. Dr checked me at 1 p.m. i was 3 cm, dr broke my water and increased my pitocin dosage, dr. checked me again about 2 p.m. and i was still at 3 cm. they increased my pitocin dosage again, the pain was really bad for an hour, i received my epidural at 4p.m.i took a nap, dr checked me at 5:45 and i was at 7 cm. by 6:30 i was fully dilated I pushed for 15 min. and he was out.I did not tear.

raechelle - Monday, 9 June
thanks! i will let you know when i find out for sure. hopefully june 24th if the baby cooperates.

mplsmama - Monday, 9 June
Hey just a quick note to check in & see how you're doing... Hanging in there? Can't wait to get the message from you that he's arrived! :} Are you still working? I obviously am on leave now, and I'm just amazed at how quickly my days still fly by... I have a new respect for stay-at-home moms! It's more than a full-time job!
Question - did you breastfeed your daughter? Do you plan to w/ your son? I am having a bit of difficulty w/ it and it's really starting to get me down. She's starting to favor the left breast, and I literally cannot get a comfortable latch on the right breast. So I end up just pushing through the pain... it's starting to not be a bonding experience at all. I'm starting to feel like it's a negative experience. I don't know what to do! I don't want to give up yet. I think we're going to see a lactation consultant for the 2nd time tomorrow. If we can't get this to work w/in the next few days, I may have to look at plan B.
Hope you are doing well & look forward to hearing from you soon!

secondchild - Saturday, 7 June
nice to hear from you to, i have been so busy with the new baby that i have not been on line. good luck to you, well from my experience i was induced with my first and it wasnt nice i had a very bad experience but everyone is different, if you can go by your self nature that is better, so hopefully you will, ask the doctor if you can wait and see if the baby is not in danger wait. its better, take care! let me know what happens

mplsmama - Thursday, 5 June
Hey thanks for your msg! I just fed Maisie and am going to try and catch a few winks before the next feeding, so I will write more later! I can't believe I'm a mom! And you were right... to a baby girl! She's beautiful, I'm soooo in love w/ her. I promise to write more later, and I hope you're doing really really well! :}

secondchild - Tuesday, 3 June
hello! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME BUT WE MET IN THE CHAT ROOM WHERE I FIND OUT THAT WE BOTH HAVE A DAUGHTER AND HAD THE SAME WEEKS WITH THE PREGNANCY, WELL I HAD THE BABY TWO WEEKS AGO, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY PLACENTA SO I HAD TO DELIVERY AT 34 WEEKS IT WAS VERY SCARY BUT THE BABY IS FINE HE IS HOME NOW HE STAYED AT THE HOSPITAL FOR 12 DAYS HE IS TINY BUT STRONG, TAKE CARE HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL, I WILL CONTINUE MY STORY AT A LATER TIME, BYE

mplsmama - Wednesday, 28 May
Glad to hear you had a good weekend! Yeah, I don't blame you for wanting to sleep in your bed, versus outside, at this stage in pregnancy! I bet your daughter loved it though. Sounds like you guys had some nice family time... that's what holiday weekends are all about! Ours was good too... slept in all weekend, went out for brunch, went to a BBQ at a friend's on Monday... nothing too major. We're just trying to take advantage of the "slower pace" while we can! :}
Well, I made the call & scheduled the c-section. I agree, I think it really is the right decision for us. I'm still not totally at peace w/ it, but I just have to accept that I never will be. It's just what I feel I need to do. I have a feeling in hindsight I'll end up saying "thank God I chose the c-section." I just laid in bed last night praying that my water would break so that I could just get this over with w/o having to make the big decision. No such luck, of course. I've been poking around in other forums, and I've heard from a few women who had positive experiences w/ c-sections, so that's helped calm my fears a bit. It'll be fine, I'm sure.
My husband was rubbing my belly tonight and it really hit me... I'm going to miss this pregnant belly! We're not sure, but we may only have 1 child, so this next week and a half could be "it" for me... so weird! As much as I've complained, I really do think I'll miss being pregnant. Do you guys think you'll have more children after this?
I've just been a ball of emotions lately too... I had several crying spells this weekend for no reason at all. Do you get that way? I swear it's just all the hormones!
When is your next dr's appt? Mine is on Thursday. She still hasn't even checked my cervix! Guess it's kind of a moot point now anyway!
BTW, we'll definitely have to keep in touch after the babies are here... I know you gave me your e-mail address a while back but I don't know if I still have it. You'll have to get it to me again...
Have a good night!

mplsmama - Sunday, 25 May
That's too cute about you guys camping in the backyard w/ your daughter! Love it! I'm sure she'll love spending that special time w/ you guys before the little guy comes...
That's also a good sign that it sounds like you lost your plug! I haven't lost mine, nor do I have a single sign of going into labor... hubby & I even tried "doing the deed," thinking that might help, but it did nothing... oh well. I thought I'd try & help things along b/c if I went into labor this weekend, I'm sure I could have the vaginal birth! Oh well... we're so not in control of this whole process, are we? :}
Yeah, I have been thinking about the c-section thing all weekend. I will likely end up scheduling one. I'm becoming more & more ok w/ it. I told my husband, I just would never, ever forgive myself if I insisted on vaginal birth, knowing the risks, and then had something go seriously wrong. I also don't know if I told you this, but my grandma gave birth to a 1O+ lb baby & the baby died right after birth b/c of the complications. He got stuck, and lost oxygen, etc. It keeps playing in my mind over & over. And she's about the same size as me. I just feel like w/ all of the concerns my dr has -- and believe me, she's about as liberal & nonchalant about things as they get -- I'd be dumb to put my baby at risk simply so I can avoid surgery. So... that's where I'm at. Sounds like June 6th will be the day. We shall see!
Have a fabulous day not working tomorrow! I'm super excited for that too. I am so lazy these days, but I'll take another day worth of sleeping in & hanging out at this point! Talk to you soon!

mplsmama - Saturday, 24 May
Oh, wow, sounds like you are making some progress w/ the dilation! That's exciting! Maybe he'll come soon! Were you early w/ your daughter?
I had my appt today... looks like we'll be most likely scheduling a c-section. I just wasn't able to commit to it today, but I'm supposed to call my dr next wk & let her know. We're about 9O% sure that's what we're going to do, it's just hard to commit to it. If I went into labor this weekend, I could probably totally be able to give birth vaginally, but my dr confirmed that this baby is just so large & growing so incredibly fast, that if I went full-term there are risks associated w/ the vaginal birth. Here's the crazy part -- she thinks I have GD, even though I passed my test! she thinks I probably developed it later in pregnancy. She said my measurements are exactly what a woman w/ GD would be... especially since the belly is so out of proportion w/ the rest of the measurements. And she said big belly usually means big shoulders, and that's where the risks for shoulder dysplasia [or whatever it's called] comes in. So... I'll take the pain to make sure my baby is safe! It's funny b/c I think in some ways she's cautious about how she words things, just b/c I'm an atty. That's the downside to people knowing my profession, b/c I am NOT sue-happy at all! I totally trust that she is giving me sound advice. But she absolutely will not say that she thinks I definitely need the c-section -- I seriously think it's b/c of the potential for malpractice. But she told me she even polled all of the partners in the practice to find out what they'd do w/ my situation! Weird, huh? I'm a "special case!" It's so bizarre. Anyway... that's the scoop. I'll be ok either way. I just need to let the idea sink in. If we do schedule it, it'll likely be June 6th.
Do you have any Memorial day plans? We're laying low this weekend. I figure this is one of our last weekends to sleep in, so we better take advantage of the peace & quiet while we can! :}

mplsmama - Friday, 23 May
Hey, how was your appt today? Anything exciting happening? Did you get your cervix checked again?
LOL about being so gassy... I hear ya, I have had bouts of that too! Ahhh, the joys... :}
Yeah, it's interesting working w/ cops... I truly have a ton of respect for them & the job they do though. I think there are awesome ones & horrible ones, but then again, there is in any profession! I almost can understand how they get a bit hardened sometimes... even in court, you have to really be short w/ people sometime & not engage in their power struggles. I can say that my personality in court is much different than my personality elsewhere. I actually made court appearances as a student atty for about 2.5 yrs prior to starting this job & learned how to adopt a "court demeanor."
Anyway, I had my u/s today! The hard part is that I don't get to see my dr until tomorrow afternoon... so... I don't know what the plan will be until tomorrow... but the baby was measuring at 8.3 lbs today! Can you believe that? And I still supposedly have 3 wks to go. I guess it gained almost 2 lbs in 3 wks. So if you figure it could gain about another 2 lbs in the next 3 wks, that'd put it over 1O lbs at 4O wks. So who knows. I'm measuring overall at about 38 wks, but the belly is measuring at 41 wks! It's going to be a total little buddha! I am so anxious to talk to my dr tomorrow & find out what the scoop is. We'll see! Even the little foot is 7.9 cm today (it was 7.65 cm just on Saturday at the hospital!]. This one is sure growing like a weed!
Keep me posted... talk to you soon! :}

mplsmama - Sunday, 18 May
Hey, thanks for your msg! I didn't know your hubby is a cop? I'm a very new prosecutor, so my primary witnesses in court will be police officers! I work very closely w/ them. I am really, really fortunate to have landed this job [the market for atty's in MN is ridiculous right now] but I'm so wishing I didn't have to work full-time. So do you work part-time? That'd be exactly what I'd love... I think I'd definitely like to work a little, I just don't want to have to work full-time. But I have some pretty hefty law school loans, and there's a new loan forgiveness program where if I work for the gov't for 1O yrs, the rest of my loans would be forgiven. But of course, I have to work full-time. :( Really bums me out. But, we may even see if my hubby [tspecial ed teacher] can cut down to 1/2 or 3/4 time next year, so at least one of us can be home more. That's awesome that your hubby is willing to be home w/ your son! How cool. I'm sure that'll work out just great.
Had a little scare this morning & ended up in maternal assessment. Stood up as I got out of bed & there was a gush of clear fluid. Not enough for water to be breaking, but it definitely wasn't "discharge," and it was a lot. So I went in & they assessed me for a few hours. Everything is just fine, thank goodness - it wasn't amniotic fluid, but what's weird is they never really said what it was! She suggested maybe the baby jumped on my bladder, but I am 99% sure it wasn't urine. Who knows. The baby kept moving so much they were losing the heartbeat, so that's another reason I had to be there so long. They ended up doing an u/s to make sure fluid levels were ok, which they are. So... I feel really relieved. You should've seen us running through the house trying to get the bags packed, just in case... it was hilarious. Finally I was like, "we have to go! You'll just have to come home & get stuff if I ended up getting checked in!" I kind of had this gut feeling this wasn't "it" though. Anyway, the funniest part is that I had a shower at 1 pm today... and I ended up late to my own shower b/c I was in the hospital! I only ended up about 4O minutes late, but still! Everyone obviously understood. But this shower was with my law school friends, and it was co-ed, so I just lied & said I'd been having contractions, b/c I didn't want to explain my gush of bodily fluids! We got some nice gifts, including our diaper genie, score! It was great to see people, since I hadn't seen most of them since February. Of course I got several "Oh my God, you're huge!" comments, but oh well.... I am! I can't kid myself!
Glad to hear you're having a good Saturday... good to be couch potatoes sometimes! You seem to have a great relationship w/ your daughter... I can't wait to meet my little one & develop a special relationship w/ him/her! I think that's one of the things I fear... is that being a full-time working mom, they won't bond w/ me as much or something. Man, am I going to have a case of the guilties or what? We'll see if I'm able to go through w/ this whole working full-time thing... :}
I'll get yet another u/s on Thursday, and then see my dr on Friday... so we'll see what they say then! I should get the anticipated "estimated weight," and we'll go from there.

mplsmama - Friday, 16 May
Hey, I did have my appt yesterday... nothing out of the ordinary, I forgot to ask her what my fundal height is at this point... I think I'm afraid to know! But I'd only gained 1 lb in 2 wks, so maybe this baby's growth is slowing down a bit, who knows? I did ask her about checking my cervix, but she said it's uncomfortable & it's no predictor of when I'll go into labor, so I decided to skip it. Based on your experience, I think I'm glad I skipped it! I'll just wait until they absolutely have to.
I also asked her about what will happen if they do find that the baby is still measuring real large next week... she said if it's estimated to be in the 11+ lb range at full-term, they'll be doing a c-section. If it's in the 1O lb range, it'll be kind of up to me. I guess that's good & bad! Puts kind of a lot of pressure on me. But.. she did say if we decided to schedule a c-section, we'd probably do it around 6/6, and then I also wouldn't need the amnio to check lung development. Thank goodness! But we'll see... I'm still not giving up on the idea that I may be able to deliver vaginally. I don't want to resign myself either way. I'd be lying if I didn't say that the idea of forgoing all of the labor isn't tempting though.... :} I'm not one that feels the need to be a martyr or wear any kind of badge of honor by saying I labored for XX amt of hrs or anything! But we'll see what they say next week... in my ideal world, I'd have an 8 lb baby & deliver him/her vaginally!
That's awesome that you can wear flip-flops to work! I ended up w/ some shoes that are closed toed, but kind of "roomy" on the top so that my fat feet can breathe a little! They look like sausages by the end of the day. So gross. Thankfully most of my pants are long enough that they cover it.
You probably already told me, but I can't remember... how much time are you taking off for leave? Is your work pretty flexible? I'm liking my new job, but I'm already picturing having to come back after my 12 wks and I'm really struggling w/ it. It's a hard job, and I just think my head is totally going to not be into the job after my little one arrives. Kinda scares me. Some days I really wish I could be a stay-at-home mom. With my school loans, it's just not feasible though. My hubby is a teacher, and he has his master's so he does ok financially, but not great. Guess I better just get used to the idea of being a working mama!
Also, were you exhausted by the end of your last pregnancy too? and did it get better after the baby was born? Or at least after the baby started sleeping a little more regularly?

mplsmama - Wednesday, 14 May
Hey, yeah, I'm working up until my due date... every day seems to be getting harder too. I usually try not to complain, but this pregnancy is just taking all of my energy! I will say, too, that I seriously feel like the baby dropped just today. Like I just feel more pressure "down-south." Sometimes at night I feel like my pelvis is opening up a bit too -- not to be gross, but you know what I mean? Like the bones have spread apart a bit or something. It's kinda crazy. We actually got one of those exercise balls too! It was a suggestion we got at our childbirth class. I suppose I shouldn't start bouncing on it quite yet, huh? But that's interesting that you went into labor shortly after that! I have a regular dr's appt tomorrow [no ultrasound] so I'm curious if she'll do a cervix check or something? Who knows... I'm kind of hoping she feels my belly & decides the baby has grown so much I need an immediate u/s! :} I just want to know what the latest weight is... I'm a little obsessed w/ it...
Are you still wearing heels? I've abandoned them totally! I actually kidded myself into thinking I could wear a skirt w/ knee-high boots today... yeah, couldn't even get the boots zipped up 1/2way past my calf. Who was I kidding?
Hope all is well...

mplsmama - Monday, 12 May
Hope you had a fabulous mother's day! How was the luncheon? Nice that you have family close enough to go visit. We visited my husband's mom, who is in a nursing home, and then went to his dad & stepmom's. It was fine. My mom is in NY right now on a trip so I didn't get to see her. Oh well. I am already dropping my hubby hints about what I want to do next yr for Mother's Day w/ our little one! Breakfast in bed, day at the zoo, etc... :}
Keep your fingers crossed that I can make it through another week of work! Man this little one is sucking the energy out of me! It's Sunday night & rather than feeling rested, I'm feeling exhausted. It's just amazing.
Did you feel any signs of going into labor before it started, w/ your 1st one? Like some poeple say they got a burst of energy, or felt the baby drop, etc... I'm just curious. I have no signs of going into labor, which of course is probably good, but I'm just curious if it's going to hit me like a ton of bricks, or if it'll be something I kind of know is coming...

mplsmama - Saturday, 10 May
Hey, thanks for your message! I knew you'd understand what I was saying! :} It's nice to feel supported.
I totally hear ya on feeling "over" the whole being pregnant thing! It's such a blessing, but it just gets so incredibly hard at the end. I am normally such a high-energy person, but not lately! All I could do this week is work my 8 hr days, and go home & rest. It's just so unlike me. I'm normally running errands, cooking meals, exercising, etc. Not lately! I'm just ready to meet my little one. I can't wait! I'm soooo in denial about the whole labor & delivery thing though... I haven't even thought about it. Deep down it all scares the crap out of me, but I just can't think about it. Especially knowing this one could be on the large side... I just can't freak myself out by thinking about how difficult this may be. I keep picture myself after the baby is born, telling stories about how it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be... it's like I"m trying to send my baby subliminal messages to just come out nice & quick.
I survived my 1st week of work! they're being really cool & not giving me a ton of responsibility at first, which is nice. But I will start making court appearances next week... I pray to God my water doesn't break in front of a full courtroom or something! Can you imagine? Anyway, I'm trying to just be thankful for the job, but I can already tell you I'm going to be a mess when I have to go back to work! And I started calling on daycares this week... broke my heart. Gotta do whatcha gotta do, though, right?
How are you doing otherwise? Are you working up until you go into labor? I can't remember...

knockoutmom - Friday, 9 May
yea i think it did. there was actually a tornado about 15 minutes from us but somehow we barely got any of it! weird how it work. from what i hear alabama has been getting it pretty bad with storms lately. scary stuff!!

knockoutmom - Friday, 9 May
no, my pelvic bone doesnt pop, but if i stay on one side too long i get this horrible pain that shoots down the side of my leg thats faced up. it hurts so bad! i had sciatica around my 6th month but this is different pain than that. i literally just cant sleep anymore! plus we had a tornado warning all night last night which made me stay up glued to the tv, so that didnt help!

knockoutmom - Thursday, 8 May
awww i hope im as lucky as you and have a little sweetie like yours!! goodnight and good luck sleeping! i know its a total pain for me!

knockoutmom - Thursday, 8 May
awww i bet when he gets here she'll be a great big sister! thats a good age to have another baby. i think thats about how long we're gonna wait for another. i love the fact that we're starting younger to have children, that way will get to take all the time in the world in between kids that we need to potty train and get ready for the next! haha. i definitely dont think the wedding idea is good this year also. i wanna bond as much as i can with my little one and stress is definitely something i dont need as im sure ill be a stressed out as it is!

knockoutmom - Thursday, 8 May
nope! not yet. we have talked about this fall but with everything going on we may wait til next fall. i have a feeling the next few months will be crazy as it is so adding a wedding in there probaly wont work too well!! is your 4 year old excited about the new baby?

mplsmama - Thursday, 8 May
Thanks for understanding about the c-section ordeal! I'm glad to hear you got what I was saying. I think people must've misinterpreted what I'd said... b/c that's about exactly what I was thinking when I was reading the responses... I'm not PLANNING on having a c-section! I just know now that it's a possibility... I felt a bit frustrated after seeing some of the posts. I just kind of feel like unless you know me, my body & family history, and have a medical degree... you probably shouldn't be giving me advice as to how to give birth! I know people didn't mean harm, but you know what I mean...
Admittedly, I've been a bit grumpy the past few days. I am probably overly-sensitive right now. I'm a bit sleep-deprived too. Starting a new job was something I needed to do, but the timing is just awful. I'm just emotionally overwhelmed w/ all of the life changes. Sorry to be a downer, but that's just where I'm at! It'll get easier w/ time, but it's just been a tough week for me. Hope you're doing well though!

knockoutmom - Wednesday, 7 May
awww, that just makes this one that much more special! im sure your little one is going to be oh so loved!! we may wait 3 years before we have another, plus have our wedding FINALLY (dont even get me started on that, haha!). so who knows? i say that now but who knows how it will be in the future!

mplsmama - Wednesday, 7 May
Oh believe me, I'll take a vaginal birth anyday! I must've worded my post oddly b/c everyone seems to think I was saying I was choosing to have a c-section! LOL. I'm really not advocating for one. I really don't think my dr is either. She is just telling me she thinks it's possible that I'll need one given the size & the rate of growth. We'll see! But if I can have a safe birth vaginally, that'd be my 1st choice -- but if the baby is too big to fit through my pelvis, I'm not messing around with that! I'll leave those decisions to minds greater than mine...
I didn't realize you're in Alabama. I've never been there. Atlanta is about the closest I've been to where you are! I do like the south though... my Gma grew up in KY and I enjoy going to see her old stomping grounds.
Have a great night...

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