Had a lovely appointment today accompanied by not only my husband but my mother-in-law too! Talked about Braxton Hicks contractions with the MW and discovered I've been having lots more than I realized! We went over what to do when I go into labor, about timing contractions and how far apart they should be before I come it. Also about what to do if my water breaks beforehand, and I was very surprised that she didn't want me to come in right away. She said that I can hang out at home for awhile and that there's no need to rush in to L&D like they used to have women do! MW poked and squished the belly quite a bit today and showed me where knees and feet were! She also predicted that from years of experience she's guessing that we don't have an overly large baby in there. Definitely no 9 pounder... so again I say to my husband HA!We also got preregistered with the hospital so that means no endless stacks of paper-work to fill out when we do go into labor! WOO-HOO!
Afterward MIL treated S and I to Mexican food at Garcia's! YUMMY! :)
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Appointment Update and a small rant!
We had our 37.5 week appointment today. Not to much to report back on... no exciting news of dilation or effacement (because my MW won't check until my due date) all of which bums me out immensely! However I still am having on and off contractions, both real and BH. MW told us that she estimates Squishy to be about 6lbs right now, which I think sounds perfect, S however is still insisting this is going to be a 10lb baby... I WILL PROVE HIM WRONG! Stubborn, yes!
On a side note... tonight is a full moon! Old wives tales state that the full moon has an effect on the waters in your uterus making the full moon prime time for baby popping out. I am staking my full faith in the moon tonight and it's mystical ability to get this baby out! (Please dear God let those old bittys finally get something right!) To help it along I am also downing as much Raspberry Leaf Tea as I can possibly stomach, along with some pineapple, a long bath, bouncing on my exercise ball, and possibly a walk. Not to mention an insane amount of praying to the man upstairs that he will please just let this baby come out already!!
I know that nothing I can do will bring this baby out before he or she is good and ready, but it can't hurt to try right?!? HUMOR ME PEOPLE!!
On a side note... tonight is a full moon! Old wives tales state that the full moon has an effect on the waters in your uterus making the full moon prime time for baby popping out. I am staking my full faith in the moon tonight and it's mystical ability to get this baby out! (Please dear God let those old bittys finally get something right!) To help it along I am also downing as much Raspberry Leaf Tea as I can possibly stomach, along with some pineapple, a long bath, bouncing on my exercise ball, and possibly a walk. Not to mention an insane amount of praying to the man upstairs that he will please just let this baby come out already!!
I know that nothing I can do will bring this baby out before he or she is good and ready, but it can't hurt to try right?!? HUMOR ME PEOPLE!!
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Appointment
Had an appointment with the MW today. Baby is measuring ahead still (only by a week this time) and has been very very active! Got a crash course on breathing techniques just in-case I decide I want to try them. Also asked about internals, if I should expect for them to start soon, or if they don't routinely do them. MW said that they don't' like to do them until my due date because it causes unnecessary bleeding and cramping, which a lot of time in new mom's freaks them out! She said if I decide I want one at 39 weeks they'll do it at my request, but that it's not their normal practice. I also found out that they have a birthing stool available should I choose to try it, and a birthing ball that I can use not only in room but also in the shower.... and oh does that sounds so heavenly to me! On any given evening I can be found rolling on my yoga ball in the living room to help with the hip pain or soaking in the tub, so I'm pretty sure I'll be taking advantage of those tools!
That's all until next week!
That's all until next week!
Friday, September 10, 2010
36 weeks (a day early)
36 weeks: Baby is the size of a crenshaw melon
Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks)!
Your baby is still packing on the pounds — at the rate of about an ounce a day. She now weighs almost 6 pounds (like a crenshaw melon) and is more than 18 1/2 inches long. She's shedding most of the downy covering of hair that covered her body as well as the vernix caseosa, the waxy substance that covered and protected her skin during her nine-month amniotic bath. Your baby swallows both of these substances, along with other secretions, resulting in a blackish mixture, called meconium, will form the contents of her first bowel movement. At the end of this week, your baby will be considered full-term (Full-term is 37 to 42 weeks)!
Appointment update: We had our 36 week appointment yesterday. Met with the one midwife in the practice that we hadn't met yet. She seemed really nice and we got along with her pretty well. We had our Group B Strep test and we'll get the results at our appointment next week (we go weekly now)! I was sort of hoping for an internal exam to see if I was making any progress yet with dilation or effacement but that was a no-go. Maybe next time!
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Jicama... what exactly is that?
32 weeks: Baby weighs as much as a jicama
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
Doctors Appointment Update:
Had our 32 weeks appointment on Thursday. Not too much exciting to report... baby's still head down, active as ever, and mommy and midwife are thinking possibly an early arrival is in our future!
While we were there they gave us a tour of L&D... all I can say is WOW! The birthing suites are HUGE, with rather large showers in them and what look like some reasonably comfortable beds! There is also a laboring tub in a separate room down the hall that is quite easily 4 times the size of our tub at home! It's big enough for S to be in there with me... which makes me happy... and there's this beautiful mural painted on the wall of the beach and ocean framed with a huge bay window. As I told S, it's a tub with a view (I'm sure that's the last thing I'll care about when time comes to have contractions in there... but it's still nice to know that it's tranquil and pretty)!
If you feel like it.. check it out...
http://www.guthrie.org/services/womenshealth/FirstImpressions.asp
By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth.
Doctors Appointment Update:
Had our 32 weeks appointment on Thursday. Not too much exciting to report... baby's still head down, active as ever, and mommy and midwife are thinking possibly an early arrival is in our future!
While we were there they gave us a tour of L&D... all I can say is WOW! The birthing suites are HUGE, with rather large showers in them and what look like some reasonably comfortable beds! There is also a laboring tub in a separate room down the hall that is quite easily 4 times the size of our tub at home! It's big enough for S to be in there with me... which makes me happy... and there's this beautiful mural painted on the wall of the beach and ocean framed with a huge bay window. As I told S, it's a tub with a view (I'm sure that's the last thing I'll care about when time comes to have contractions in there... but it's still nice to know that it's tranquil and pretty)!
If you feel like it.. check it out...
http://www.guthrie.org/services/womenshealth/FirstImpressions.asp
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Appointment with the Midwife = happy mommy!
As if I wasn't sure enough about our choice to switch to the practice of midwives in Sayre, I am now 1000% sold! We had our first official appointment today with the lead midwife in the practice and she and I instantly clicked! She's a 100% on board with my choice of trying to go natural and she's also beyond thrilled that I'm reading up on all the different subjects and taking control of my birth!
She kept saying over and over again "we're going to get along so perfectly!" and I know she's right! She even recommended two more books that I hadn't read yet that she knows I'll love! And she told me that the books I've been reading by Ina May Gaskin are the best books I could be reading, and that she's not just saying that because Ina May's a good friend! My midwife is friends with the midwife who has made history in the movement of natural childbirth... awesome!
I walked out of her office today feeling completely confident in not only her, but our relationship and knowing that she's going to help me have my best birth! And also even more confident in myself that I CAN do this. I can have a natural birth, I CAN do this!
*sighs* I am actually starting to get anxious for this little one to get here! I want to meet him or her! October needs to get here a little bit faster!!
She kept saying over and over again "we're going to get along so perfectly!" and I know she's right! She even recommended two more books that I hadn't read yet that she knows I'll love! And she told me that the books I've been reading by Ina May Gaskin are the best books I could be reading, and that she's not just saying that because Ina May's a good friend! My midwife is friends with the midwife who has made history in the movement of natural childbirth... awesome!
I walked out of her office today feeling completely confident in not only her, but our relationship and knowing that she's going to help me have my best birth! And also even more confident in myself that I CAN do this. I can have a natural birth, I CAN do this!
*sighs* I am actually starting to get anxious for this little one to get here! I want to meet him or her! October needs to get here a little bit faster!!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
follow up on midwife meet and about our anatomy scan!
I am being lazy this evening so here's a copy/paste of a bump post from today:
This past Thursday we switched practices and met our new midwifes for the first time, it was phenomenal and I absolutely adored the 3 women! I was so comfortable with all of them and it instantly felt like the right choice! S thinks they are very "free spirited women" (which my makes me giggle, I think he thinks they're hippies), but he said he felt more comfortable with them too and that he was happy that I was happy! So when I left the office the receptionist scheduled me for my next appointment on June 24th and then scheduled my u/s for the same day saying it would be the most convenient.
Over the weekend it really started to bug me that I would have to wait so long, I mean I'm already in my 21st week and that would put me at 24w5d. It just felt like too long to wait! Even though we're team green, I still want to know that baby is healthy! So today I called u/s so I could reschedule and the lady laughed saying she wouldn't want to wait that long either and scheduled me for Thursday! I am so exited I can't contain myself!
This past Thursday we switched practices and met our new midwifes for the first time, it was phenomenal and I absolutely adored the 3 women! I was so comfortable with all of them and it instantly felt like the right choice! S thinks they are very "free spirited women" (which my makes me giggle, I think he thinks they're hippies), but he said he felt more comfortable with them too and that he was happy that I was happy! So when I left the office the receptionist scheduled me for my next appointment on June 24th and then scheduled my u/s for the same day saying it would be the most convenient.
Over the weekend it really started to bug me that I would have to wait so long, I mean I'm already in my 21st week and that would put me at 24w5d. It just felt like too long to wait! Even though we're team green, I still want to know that baby is healthy! So today I called u/s so I could reschedule and the lady laughed saying she wouldn't want to wait that long either and scheduled me for Thursday! I am so exited I can't contain myself!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Hotter than Hades.... and other news!
Holy Hannah it is hot here! I am currently parked on the couch with the fan on me and a giant glass of ice water next to me! Squishy must be enjoying his internal swimming pool because he/she is moving around like crazy in there tonight! I have been anxiously waiting for some outside movement so that Seth can experience this too, but so far no such luck!
In other news... we have our appointment tomorrow with the midwife at Robert Packer. I am dying with anticipation over this. I cannot wait to hear her philosophy and hope that it matches with mine! I have never been so disappointed with doctors before and I am sincerely hoping that this midwife thing is exactly what I'm looking for!
More to come tomorrow after our appointment!
In other news... we have our appointment tomorrow with the midwife at Robert Packer. I am dying with anticipation over this. I cannot wait to hear her philosophy and hope that it matches with mine! I have never been so disappointed with doctors before and I am sincerely hoping that this midwife thing is exactly what I'm looking for!
More to come tomorrow after our appointment!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Never going back again...
to my OB's office that is, and I couldn't be happier about it! I have my first appointment next week with a midwife but she suggested that I keep my already scheduled with my OB for this month.
When I went today I asked the doctor 4 questions about my ankles swelling, lots of pressure in my pelvic area, migraines, and numbness in my left leg. He instantly wrote me an RX for Norco (which is similar to Vicoden) without even talking things over with me, then moved the conversation quickly to how I should just get used to the numbness in my leg because it will only get worse once baby gets bigger. He then completely changed the subject and went about my normal visit. When I tried to ask again later about my ankles and pressure he acted like it was nothing and I was just being overreactive (great bedside manner huh?). When he did my abdominal exam he didn't say anything on whether or not my uterus was the right size or if the baby's hear rate was good until I asked. And I also had to bring up that I wanted to opt out of my quad screen because they told me they would be asking if I wanted it or not at this appointment, and he never brought it up.
Not that it matters because I have already made up my mind that I am so sick of that practice and some of the doctors in it that I'm never going back.... but they never even mentioned scheduling my anatomy scan. I am 19w5d now and I would think they would want to do it before when my next appointment would be at 23w5d. But who cares now right?
After you meet with the doctor at my practice you meet with a nutritionist and I have gotten along great with her so I talked to her about my plans to leave and told her about me appointment. She told me she could understand completely why I would want to leave and doesn't blame me one bit but is sad to see me leave because she thinks I'm a great person! (How nice is she?!) She also told me that she went to nursing school with the midwife that I'm meeting with and that I will love her!
I couldn't be happier that I made the decision to meet with and interview midwives to find someone who I feel more comfortable with and trust more, this visit definitely confirmed my feelings for me! Also for now I'm not filling that RX that he gave me. I'm just not sure I'm comfortable with taking that while I'm preggo!
When I went today I asked the doctor 4 questions about my ankles swelling, lots of pressure in my pelvic area, migraines, and numbness in my left leg. He instantly wrote me an RX for Norco (which is similar to Vicoden) without even talking things over with me, then moved the conversation quickly to how I should just get used to the numbness in my leg because it will only get worse once baby gets bigger. He then completely changed the subject and went about my normal visit. When I tried to ask again later about my ankles and pressure he acted like it was nothing and I was just being overreactive (great bedside manner huh?). When he did my abdominal exam he didn't say anything on whether or not my uterus was the right size or if the baby's hear rate was good until I asked. And I also had to bring up that I wanted to opt out of my quad screen because they told me they would be asking if I wanted it or not at this appointment, and he never brought it up.
Not that it matters because I have already made up my mind that I am so sick of that practice and some of the doctors in it that I'm never going back.... but they never even mentioned scheduling my anatomy scan. I am 19w5d now and I would think they would want to do it before when my next appointment would be at 23w5d. But who cares now right?
After you meet with the doctor at my practice you meet with a nutritionist and I have gotten along great with her so I talked to her about my plans to leave and told her about me appointment. She told me she could understand completely why I would want to leave and doesn't blame me one bit but is sad to see me leave because she thinks I'm a great person! (How nice is she?!) She also told me that she went to nursing school with the midwife that I'm meeting with and that I will love her!
I couldn't be happier that I made the decision to meet with and interview midwives to find someone who I feel more comfortable with and trust more, this visit definitely confirmed my feelings for me! Also for now I'm not filling that RX that he gave me. I'm just not sure I'm comfortable with taking that while I'm preggo!
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