Pregnancy Support: Amazingly Original [06/03/13]

Did your water break on it's own?

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[Sammiifayse]

Faerie Dreams

Sammiifayse

Kinda excited. Now that I know we're only having one, I've started planning out my tattoo for them & how I can make it work with the one I already have for Emmett. I've decided I'm going to get a tree put all along my side & have it branch out to meet up with Emmett's name (on my ribs) & further down the trunk branch out for #2's name (probably on my back). I'm thinking of having it with cherry blossoms (I know they're cliche, but they're pretty. I really wanted them for my wedding, but it wasn't achievable). Not sure though 'cause I'm not a big fan of coloured tattoos & I'd have to find someone that could do a good B&W job...

That sounds cool, rib tattoos hurt bad, but so does having giant babies so you should be good lol
I have Cyrus' handprint on my shoulder blade, and I'm gonna get all my other kids...(idk how many I'll have, it depends how long it takes to have a girl lol lol but around 3-4) and tie all their names together in a fancy ribbon or something...And then on my other shoulder I'm gonna get a mom and dad lion and little lion cubs to represent our family...or maybe I'll cover up the handprint...idk I got 7 years to figure it out lol I want to be done having kids by time I'm 30.
I have Emmett's name on my ribs already, the part that hurt is where part of his E went onto my under boob. Damn that stung. The rest wasn't too bad. I have other tattoos on my wrist and shoulder blade. I plan on getting one on my neck, hip and ankle in addition to my big tree.
When I lose my dad, my other shoulder blade is earmarked for him.

[Sammiifayse]

O_o-Dimensia_Juice-x_X

Sammiifayse

`Insert amazing speech here`

Sammii, there are people on the two threads who don't like you, but when it comes down to it you're seriously one of the smartest and most loyal people in this thread.
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<3 thanks.
I know people don't like me, I don't hang around to be liked (if I did I don't think I'd ever post out if fear of offending people), but I won't for a second stand aside when someone is being had at, regardless of whether or not we get along.

[Fuzzypeachlover]

I have a couple of questions because I need to change some stuff in my registry.

Swaddling blankets/pods are they needed?
I know I want the receiving blankets.

Swing, is it needed?

Bassanet, there is like ten to choose from and all of them are way to complicated, I just want something simple.

Travel high chair? Anyone have or used one?

I also have a choice between a play and go that has everything or travel cribs. Anyone use either?



And completely unrelated. Anyone else have issues fitting their carseat in the car? The one I got off of airmiles is too big for my car.

[Lorwen Ruindae]

Tattoos: Would love to get one for my kids, but I can't decide on what I want. My hubby is getting their footprints on his calf. I want something more symbolic, art like, and I love color. I saw someone else mention a tree in that same place, and I really like that idea. She was planning on having birds for each of the kids, and the tree trunk would be kind of womanly shaped.

[Lorwen Ruindae]

Fuzzypeachlover: Swaddling blankets are a must. Keeps the baby calm when they're a newborn, and you can use them for burp cloths and nursing covers. They're also great for when it's a little chilly and you want to cover them up a bit more, but not cold enough for a huge blanket. My daughter is almost 9 months old and we still use them.

[Shima Shinji]

Fuzzypeachlover

I have a couple of questions because I need to change some stuff in my registry.

Swaddling blankets/pods are they needed?
I know I want the receiving blankets.

Swing, is it needed?

Bassanet, there is like ten to choose from and all of them are way to complicated, I just want something simple.

Travel high chair? Anyone have or used one?

I also have a choice between a play and go that has everything or travel cribs. Anyone use either?



And completely unrelated. Anyone else have issues fitting their carseat in the car? The one I got off of airmiles is too big for my car.

I'd say swings are necessary. It's really rare that you'll find a baby that doesn't like them.

I've never even heard of a travel high chair, I guess it's a high chair that folds up? We just have booster seats with trays that we clip onto our dining room chairs, whenever we need to take them anywhere we just unclipped them and hooked them up wherever we were going or sat them on the floor.

I don't have any advice on the other stuff because I've never used it or tried it. Toys R Us/Babies R Us will usually let you take a car seat out to your car to see if it'll fit before you buy it though.

[Fuzzypeachlover]

Shima Shinji

Fuzzypeachlover

I have a couple of questions because I need to change some stuff in my registry.

Swaddling blankets/pods are they needed?
I know I want the receiving blankets.

Swing, is it needed?

Bassanet, there is like ten to choose from and all of them are way to complicated, I just want something simple.

Travel high chair? Anyone have or used one?

I also have a choice between a play and go that has everything or travel cribs. Anyone use either?



And completely unrelated. Anyone else have issues fitting their carseat in the car? The one I got off of airmiles is too big for my car.

I'd say swings are necessary. It's really rare that you'll find a baby that doesn't like them.

I've never even heard of a travel high chair, I guess it's a high chair that folds up? We just have booster seats with trays that we clip onto our dining room chairs, whenever we need to take them anywhere we just unclipped them and hooked them up wherever we were going or sat them on the floor.

I don't have any advice on the other stuff because I've never used it or tried it. Toys R Us/Babies R Us will usually let you take a car seat out to your car to see if it'll fit before you buy it though.

From the looks of it a travel high chair is like a lawn chair for a baby.. Only it comes with a tray for food and leg holes..

Ok, so I will keep the swaddling blankets on, the swing on.

I got mine through airmiles because it was way cheaper then going out and buying one. I will email airmiles and see what can be done. Or! This one I have can be put in my boyfriend's car and I'll just put one on the registry. Would make it easier then trying to move one car seat around all the time.

[Lorwen Ruindae]

My daughter hates the swing, but we didn't get it until she was a few months old. If you need a place to put baby while you get some stuff done, the swing could save you some sanity. We never used them with our kids though. I prefer holding them more frequently, even it's a bit inconvenient.

But maybe a swing would have been nice.

[AraTeran]

You don't need a specific swaddling blanket for swaddling; pretty much any baby blanket of the right size will work. We got a couple swaddling outfits from the baby showers and they are nice but there is no reason why you have to specifically get an outfit just for that.

We got a Pack N Play and are using the bassinet portion for now. Someone gave us a bassinet but it doesn't have mesh sides so we decided against it.

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And now storytime! I started having regular contractions at 0430 on June 16. We went to the hospital at 0830 because the contractions were getting stronger and close together (4-5 minutes). At the hospital the doctors said I was in early labor but they didn't want to officially admit me until I was further along. My husband and I walked around the hallways for 1.5 hours, I progressed more, and I got admitted by 1100.

I was definitely in a lot of pain and we found out Gerard was facing the wrong way (facing front instead of back). The hospital staff wanted us to try some things to encourage him to flip so we walked around a lot more and did a lot of position changes. Nothing worked sad The staff did a little monitoring after awhile to see how baby was doing. His heart rate was mostly ok; it decelerated a bit with contractions though (not into the danger zone but it was a concern). The other issue is that my contractions were very strong but not effective, and they started to go non-stop instead of in waves so I had a ton of back pain.

Eventually the staff said I could try walking some more, or try the shower, or more position changes, or try a low dose of pitocin plus some position changes. My feet were extremely sore already from doing many hours of walking and I opted for the pitocin, even though I knew it was supposed to suck to have. It actually turned out to be a really good thing. Gerard's heart rate stabilized completely, my contractions stopped going non-stop and came in manageable waves, and I was progressing but not at some ridiculously fast or super slow rate.

I got an epidural once I decided I was completely done with walking (I wanted one anyway). I was warned that due to my height the dose would be low because it is apparently harder to properly dose taller women. It was amazing though. I was able to stay calm and relax. I made it to 10 cm eventually, but the baby still hadn't turned. The hospital staff said they wanted me to wait a bit longer to see if Gerard would either turn or at least descend far enough that I could still deliver without a C-section. They warned me that a C-section *might* be needed but they thought it was unlikely and it was not the preferred option. After 2 hours Gerard turned so he was close to the right position (but not perfectly) and he was low enough so I could push.

After 2 hours of pushing, Gerard decided to show up. Pushing sucked. My epidural was not doing anything at that point so I could feel things happening, and since Gerard was not perfectly positioned it was slllllloooooowwwww going. The delivery was done by an awesome midwife (they have both midwives and OBs available). She did a ton of stuff to try and prevent me from tearing, but unfortunately due to the size of the baby combined with the slightly-off positioning I got a really nasty tear sad It took her over an hour to get me all stitched up and I guess I passed out from blood loss a few times because they were considering giving me a blood transfusion.

Anyway, despite the long labor and stitches (which still hurt a ton) it was a good experience. I had a little trouble breastfeeding because of the passing out and recovery but now things are going well. Everyone explained things to me as they happened, I still got to immediately hold my baby with dad to help me out, and it was one of those love at first sight things.

Gerard was officially born at 0853 on June 17, just shy of 9 pounds. I do hope with a future delivery the baby faces the right way because I would have been able to tolerate the contractions a lot better! Gerard is doing quite well; he has a slight bit of jaundice and got a little blood sugar monitoring because of my initial difficulty feeding him but he awesome. He can already hold his head up and is a lot stronger than I expected....

[Lorwen Ruindae]

Happy Birthday Gerard! Wow, good job Mama! That sounds like it was a tough one.

My daughter was facing the wrong way and the contractions were horrible, but that could have been the lack of pain meds this time around too... The pushing was much worse though, I didn't think I would make it. My doctor helped her turn as I was pushing. She was so much smaller though, I don't know how you did it!

Lots of ice on that tear, it's awkward but helps. Heal up quick and enjoy that baby. biggrin