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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:22 am

How exciting Pirate!! If you have the chance to have one done in 3D, do it!! It's amazing. I guess they usually don't do them until 30 weeks because the baby is better devoloped but the lady who did my ultrasound did a little bit in 3D so we could see what it looked like. The one where he is sucking his thumb is in 3D. I so need to get the pictures on the computer!!

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:16 pm

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Has anyone ever had their labor enduced?

I was induced with Lissa.

I don't know if the contractions were worse or not...because it was my first.
ALSO I was trapped in the bed because of the policy of my hospital (even if I DIDN'T get induced and was perfectly fine they would have kept me in the bed, it was their policy for ALL women).

I did end up getting an epidural BUT I could barely roll over let alone move around to get any pain management. BUT the epidural ended up uneven (it actually happens frequently where the medicine can go down one side or the other of the body if the little tube is placed JUUUUUUST a little to the left or right) So I felt the contractions in the right half of my body and it was painful but like I said I don't know if it was MORE painful. I was able to handle them, breathe through them, shut my eyes and grit my teeth and all that.

They're going to need to monitor you more often if you are being induced so if you ARE let out of the bed you'll have to get in and sit down and be monitored. You'll need an IV put in. Which can either be good or bad, considering if you need fluids (which they generally give you if you decide on the epidural), or if you decide to take other meds (stadol, nubain) or need/want something for nausea they can just stick it right in the IV and you're good.

My labor was also VERY VERY long. 36 hours total. Two hours of pushing. It was long NOT just because of the pitocin (see being trapped in the bed, first pregnancy, etc.) but that certainly didn't help. Because my body wasn't having natural contractions so they had to up it slowly and steadily to get my body in the mood.

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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:47 pm

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I_am_Maleficent

Has anyone ever had their labor enduced?

I was supposed to be induced because my baby girl has 2 holes in her heart that are so close together that they pretty much form one large one. They wanted to induce me so I could go to Indianapolis where we would be closer to Riley in case she needed emmediate attention. but they think she is strong enough that she will be fine.

After I was told that I would not have to be induced after all my mother in law siad that it was a good thing because the stuff they give you to start labor is like liquid hell. It apparently is very painful.

... great... and when they do the pelvic exam i want to cry b/c i am very tender.... lovely redface

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:38 pm

Nopenname

I was trapped in the bed because of the policy of my hospital (even if I DIDN'T get induced and was perfectly fine they would have kept me in the bed, it was their policy for ALL women).

Damn, I didn't know they were allowed to do that! What a joke. Are you going to a different hospital for this birth Nopen?

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Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2005 5:56 pm

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Nopenname

I was trapped in the bed because of the policy of my hospital (even if I DIDN'T get induced and was perfectly fine they would have kept me in the bed, it was their policy for ALL women).

Damn, I didn't know they were allowed to do that! What a joke. Are you going to a different hospital for this birth Nopen?

Yep!
1. I'm in a different state entirely.
2. I went with a Midwife...I'd have to be in serious problems to be STUCK in the bed. Even if they have to monitor me constantly they have telemetric monitoring where I can wander around AT LEAST in my room.
3. I have the option of using the jacuzzi, as WELL as we have discussed having a water birth.

I even changed providers about 4 ...5 months in. Because the place I started out was starting to feel like the hospital I had Lissa in so I switched to a CNM to get as many options as possible.

s**t, I may just tell them to stick me with an epidural and sleep until I'm fully dialated, but I'd like for it to be my choice this time. xd

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:54 am

I have a question....it's nothing super important but something I am just wondering. It's more geared towards those who have children already or those who have names picked for the soon to be born children.

Since my fiance and I found out we are having a boy we have both been trying to come up with names. The problem is so far we can't agree in the least. Anything I like he hates and the one name he wants I don't like. My question is how did you and your S.O. agree on a name? I know we have time to think about it and everything but we both can be pretty stubborn sometimes. Thanks in advance for sharing advice/stories, ect!!

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:03 am

Say that since it's a boy, you're willing to let him "pick the name" BUT you want a say.

So, have him draw up a list, with his top 10-20 names, and you cross one at a time off until you get to only one.

Then do the same with the middle name (this list might be a bit shorter).

That's how we got Lissa Erin.

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:44 am

Hmm that's a good idea. It'll force him to think of more then just the one name he is stuck on too. Thanks!

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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:22 pm

Right now my hubby and I are both going through the name dictionary and highlighting names we like and any we overlap on are definitely going on the final list. Then we'll both add our personal favorites that weren't added and we'll most likely do what Nopen and her hubby did: eliminate them until we have a winner we both can live with.

3nodding I think it's a very good idea to have him pick so many he really likes and then move on from there because chances are there will be one you both like.

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:17 am

Nopenname

Say that since it's a boy, you're willing to let him "pick the name" BUT you want a say.

So, have him draw up a list, with his top 10-20 names, and you cross one at a time off until you get to only one.

Then do the same with the middle name (this list might be a bit shorter).

That's how we got Lissa Erin.

mrgreen

That is what me and my hubby did when chooseing names. He let me make a list of 3 girl names I really liked and he made a list of 3 boy names he really like and then we traded the list and picked from each other's.

I ended up picking the one he liked hte most and he ended up picking hte one I liked the most so it worked out great!

Next time we are hopeing for a boy so that we can use the name he picked out.

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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:48 am

I've been swearing I've felt flutterings for the last 7-10 days and never been able to feel them twice in a row. Last night, I felt 3 or 4 distinct kicks.

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It was one of the strangest things I have ever felt.

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 6:59 am

hello.. i have a question for everyone .. any good suggestions to combat the dreaded morning sickness? I can barely eat any more and am desperate gonk

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 8:40 am

Starting out the day by eating some crackers always helped me
some. I had morning sickness really bad my first trimester (I ended up in the emergancy room dehydrated at one point). The ER doctor had prescribed me some anti-naseua medication but it was outragously expensive (like $200 for 10 pills). I went to the grocery store pharmacy and asked the pharamist instead if he could recommend something safe and he had me try this really sweet syrupy stuff that helped too (it was A LOT cheaper then the stuff the ER doctor wanted me to take and it was just there on the store shelf). I can't remember the name of the stuff for the life of me but I am sure if it is something you want to try your grocery store (or even a drug store) pharamist would know what you were asking for. Hope this helps you some!!

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:00 am

I've been having contractions all weekend. But they start up and stop, dissapearing for a few hours.
THEY HURT! ;_;

I just wanna go into the hospital now and get an epidural... -_-

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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:53 am

dA_fUnKy_mOnKeY

hello.. i have a question for everyone .. any good suggestions to combat the dreaded morning sickness? I can barely eat any more and am desperate gonk

I lucked out and had two weeks of being sick to my stomach, but not actually vomiting.

Let's see...eating something before you get out of bed is a good way to hold off the feeling long enough to eat. I also know that certain flavors can help ease morning sickness. Like Ginger. So maybe some ginger candies could help? They make pregnancy candies that I've seen in the Motherhood stores. I know there are other flavors, but I can't seem to think of them off the top of my head. I know others will be able to give you more help.

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