Pregnancy Weekend Thread - April 30/May 1

[allibaba]

GetNSlim...............Jonathan Charles..............Born 12/32/04
Kay&Lydi..............."Baby"..................... .......Born 01/06/05
Shandril105............Elizabeth Skye.................Born 01/10/05
Viki......................."Baby Girl".......................Born 01/18/05
Nyanchan...............Audrey Kay.....................Born 02/09/05
MadameX................Madeleine Jane................Born 02/09/05
metroames..............Grant David.....................Born 02/18/05
kimism....................Megan Elizabeth..............Born 02/25/05
shelly.....................Ethan Cole.................... Born 03/05/05
JennPayton.............Natalie Grace..................Born 03/09/05
blueyedgrl...............Reilly Grant ....................Born 3/23/05
Dar20.....................Alison Rozeta .................Born 04/06/05
Heather123..............Chad Avery....................Born 04/09/05
Marthad..................Logan Harold .................Born 04/23/05

Jefinner.......................W41..............04 /16/05......Boy
GoJackets....................W39..............05/03/05
Hooligan......................W39...............05 /04/05
mom2twoboys..............W39...............05/07/05
chels_hoff...................W38...............05/15/05......Boy
Ravenly74...................W38...............05/15/05......Boy
Denise85.....................W37..............05/22/05......Boy
tekla...........................W37..............0 5/23/05......Boy
azktycat.....................W35...............05/31/05.....Girl
Luna...........................W34...............0 6/04/05.....Girl
nbecker.......................W32...............06 /17/05.....Girl
Vixendrop....................W32...............06/18/05.....Girl
naerenaenae................W32...............06/18/05.....Girl
jehcekah.....................W32...............06/22/05.....Boy
gilbabe75....................W31...............06/25/05.....Boy
Miss Gigl......................W31...............06/26/05.....Girl
thopki00......................W31...............06 /28/05.....Boy
rooney........................W31...............06 /31/05....Boy
Acutepenguin...............W29...............07/10/05
allibaba.......................W29...............0 7/12/05....Twins (Boy & Girl)

kclynn.........................W28...............0 7/22/05....Boy
Tbugs..........................W27...............0 7/21/05
Mandyhoward...............W26................07/31/05....Boy
melos...........................W26............... 08/01/05
SmileyAmy....................W25...............08/05/05....Girl
StarFire........................W21............... ..9/5/05....Triplets !!!
Ketosisgirl.....................W19.............. 09/22/05
vjfreddi.........................W18.............. ...10/01/05
jeepifer.........................W17.............. 10/04/05
Karingreen.....................W17..............10 /08/05
jojolw...........................W?............... .??/??/05
Tammeli........................W15..............10 /17/05


Karalynne7....................W?................?? /??/05
Jai...............................W9.............. ..11/27/05
Kaillean.........................W8............... .12/08/05
cjthedog64 ...................W8................. 12/10/05
Diabolique.....................W5................. 12/24/05
jadefox26......................W?................. ..12/??/05

Green12........................................... ...Trying!
2BFitHourglass.................................... ..Trying!
lil miss.............................................. ...Trying!
Nicole134......................................... ....Trying!
StrawberryGirl.................................... ...Trying!
AnnieO............................................ .....Trying!
speckle........................................... ......Trying!
Alissaliz......................................... ........Trying!
AZParalegal....................................... ....Trying!
DasiyNYC.......................................... ....Trying!
Louise............................................ .......Trying!
Nikole............................................ .........Trying!
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[allibaba]

Still feeling kind of grumpy today. I'm really worried about making it to 35 weeks. If I don't make it that far I will have to go to a hospital that is nearly 2 hours away because it has a NICU . Another big fear is that I'll have the babies here and they'll have to go to the other hospital without me. This just happened to a friend of mine that had her baby Wednesday and they shipped him out because he had fluid in his lungs. She just got discharged from here yesterday. I can't imagine being away from them. UGH! Sorry to complain.

Alli

[allibaba]

Hey Chels,
What's the extended wax? I'm looking at the spa choices and they have American, French and Brazilian. Should I assume that would be the French? TIA
ALLI

[Jai]

Originally Posted by allibaba

Still feeling kind of grumpy today. I'm really worried about making it to 35 weeks. If I don't make it that far I will have to go to a hospital that is nearly 2 hours away because it has a NICU . Another big fear is that I'll have the babies here and they'll have to go to the other hospital without me. This just happened to a friend of mine that had her baby Wednesday and they shipped him out because he had fluid in his lungs. She just got discharged from here yesterday. I can't imagine being away from them. UGH! Sorry to complain.

Alli

I am sorry! I sure hope you are able to have your babies at the hospital with a NICU if you need it. Also remember you don't have to stay at the other hospital if you don't want to, you can have them discharge or transfere you.

It is hard when your baby is taken to a different hospital. They air lifted Derrick to Minneapolis a few hours after he was born, an 8 hour drive. They wanted me to stay an extra day but I checked out early. I couldn't stand it! Hope you don't have to go through it. I will keep you in my prayers.

[mandyhoward]

Hello all. Been having contractions today. They gave me a shot of Breathine to stop them and it seemed to have worked until just now. I'm going to wait a bit before calling the nurse again. I'm paranoid now so I want to make sure that I'm really feeling something and it isn't in my head.

Mandy

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by mandyhoward

Hello all. Been having contractions today. They gave me a shot of Breathine to stop them and it seemed to have worked until just now. I'm going to wait a bit before calling the nurse again. I'm paranoid now so I want to make sure that I'm really feeling something and it isn't in my head.

Mandy

What are your contractions like? I hope the stuff is working. Now, I know you were wanting to go longer, but you have gotten past viability.....are they ready for him if they can't stop the contractions?

[mandyhoward]

Originally Posted by GoJackets

What are your contractions like? I hope the stuff is working. Now, I know you were wanting to go longer, but you have gotten past viability.....are they ready for him if they can't stop the contractions?

They feel like period cramps, on and off. The NICU here is amazing and my doctor is on call tonight, so if they have to take him tonight he'd be here in this hospital with me. Dr. S said that they were planning on taking him after 28 weeks if anything happened anyway, and that's only 6 days away. I'd guess they'd keep me on breathine until then at the least.

Mandy

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by mandyhoward

They feel like period cramps, on and off. The NICU here is amazing and my doctor is on call tonight, so if they have to take him tonight he'd be here in this hospital with me. Dr. S said that they were planning on taking him after 28 weeks if anything happened anyway, and that's only 6 days away. I'd guess they'd keep me on breathine until then at the least.

Mandy

Can you still feel him moving?

I will be thinking about you all night in betweem my periods of sleeplessness.



I bet he hangs out in there a little longer....what do you think?

[mandyhoward]

Originally Posted by GoJackets

Can you still feel him moving?

I will be thinking about you all night in betweem my periods of sleeplessness.



I bet he hangs out in there a little longer....what do you think?

He's been really still today. I felt him at breakfast and then not again until they put me on the monitor (it made him mad, lol). He's been quiet since they took me off the monitor at 4.

I think he may hang out for a bit longer. I was thinking they'd have to induce me at 34 weeks, but now I think I'll have a 30 weeker or so.

Mandy

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by mandyhoward

He's been really still today. I felt him at breakfast and then not again until they put me on the monitor (it made him mad, lol). He's been quiet since they took me off the monitor at 4.

I think he may hang out for a bit longer. I was thinking they'd have to induce me at 34 weeks, but now I think I'll have a 30 weeker or so.

Mandy

Keep us posted on the contractions....actually, send them my way!!!!

[Jefinner]

Mandy - You and your little guy are in my prayers!!!

[vixendrop]

Well happy birthday to me

Yesterday my friend Jen called and asked to go to lunch with me for my birthday... so Richard and I met her at Olive Garden for lunch (her favorite place)... had a nice visit and (I thought) nice lunch... I had the chicken parmigiana... tasted okay to me... after lunch Richard and I went to see a movie... well at the movie I started not feeling very good... I figured I just wasn't used to sitting in a dark theater anymore (it'd been a LONG time since I'd gone to the movies)... so Richard and I go to Babies R Us to look at strollers, see if anything new was out... nope, nothing... we came home and Richard made pizza for dinner... by this time I was feeling really extra tired and my stomach was really bothering... I started having braxton hicks more often too... at 9 I decided not to eat dinner and went to bed... I couldn't get comfortable because the BH were getting more frequent and stronger... then I started throwing up and having (TMI) diarrhea... I asked Richard to call my midwife, but he called the wrong number for her (called her cell instead of pager) so he left a message... another couple hours went by and the BH start hurting and so does my lower back through them... needless to say we head to the hospital... they take me in to L/D (after fighting with me about my midwife not working WITH a doctor... they couldn't understand that's legal)... I get hooked up to a monitor and the nurse says not to worry, I'm probably not realy having BH, it's probably just something I ate... after being on the monitor for about 15 minutes while she got some info from me she announces that I am actually contracting... she checks my cervix and thankfully it's still closed and long... so the doctor gives me terbutaline (a painful shot in the arm OUCH) to stop the contractions and all the nurse tells me is it will make my heart race... never said that it would make me shaky and hot and foggy and the room would spin and it would be the most terrifying experience ever! Through all this I'm still throwing up and everything so they give me a pill to help the nausea... thankfully it makes me drowsy so I'm finally able to get a few minutes sleep... at 5am they tell me the contractions have stopped and I can go home... thank god! Apparently, according to the doctor, I got food poisoning which, because of the intestinal irritation and dehydration, caused me to have real contractions. I've been feeling so weak and tired today... I've spent most of the time sleeping.

I've got to say, I really love my midwife... while we were at the hospital Richard called the right number for her so he told her what was going on... she offered to come in to comfort me, even though there was nothing she could do at the hospital... I told Richard to tell her no, not unless it got worse... so instead she's going to come see me either tomorrow or Monday.

Well, that was my birthday. How fun.

[melos]

Mandy, good luck!!! Hope you can hang in there a couple more weeks.

Vixen, sorry about your b-day, feel better soon! My sister is always reminding me to stay hydrated, she ended up in the hospital w/ contractions from being dehydrated.

[GoJackets]

Wow VixenAmy.....that sounds similar to what Meg just went through!! Scary..I had no idea that could happen with dehyrdation/stomach problems, and it happened to both of you in less than a week!!!! Hope you are feeling better.

[Miss Gigl]

HI everyone,

Happy Birthday Amy! I'm sorry it was such a yucky one! The similarities to your experience and mine last weekend are uncanny! I hope you are drinking lots of fluids since you must have lost a lot!

I'll try to pop back later, the house hunt continues this afternoon. Just wanted to say hello to everyone!

Meg

[GoJackets]

I forgot to wish you Amy!!!!!

[vixendrop]

I'm certainly trying to drink a lot of water, but until this morning my stomach was just not playing nice yet... I feel better now, and according to the scales I've lost 8.5 pounds! I guess food poisoning is a good diet, but man, it's a painful one!

I'm really pissed at the hospital right now though, and it only confirms my desire for a homebirth... I asked a few questions about the terbutaline before they gave it to me, "Is it safe?", "What are the side effects?", "How effective is it at stopping contractions?", "Is there anything safer we can try first?"... and now I see they lied to me.

*Is it safe? - Their answer - yes... this is the top drug for stopping contractions - the truth: this drug isn't even FDA approved for stopping pre-term labor... and for an off-label use it's ONLY supposed to be used if there are *effective contractions* which means the cervix is effacing and dilating too... mine wasn't.

*What are the side effects? I was told by the nurse it MIGHT make my heart race a bit... well, she forgot to mention headaches, increased blood sugar (thank god I'm not diabetic, not that they asked about that), vomiting (considering I was severely dehydrated from frequent vomitting already that doesn't seem like a good side-effect to me), increased blood pressure, seizures, nervousness, sweating (one of the side effects when given too much... I was sweating like crazy! Hmmm...), tremors, etc. I don't appreciate not being given complete information!

*How effective is it at stopping contractions? They said terbutaline is 99% effective at stopping contractions immediately and completely. Truth is "Some studies have found terbutaline to be effective for 24 to 48 hours. These same studies have shown it is no better than a placebo in prolonging pregnancies beyond that time."

*Is there anything safer we can try first? I was told no, this was the safest option... well, now I find, according to a medical sight about terbutaline, that bedrest and hydration are shown to be a lot more effective at stopping contractions if the cause is believed to be dehydration, which mine was! Yeah, I was vomitting, so give me an IV to keep the fluids in me... don't give me a drug that isn't even approved for stopping contractions and which causes more vomitting!

I know terbutaline can be a valid option when the contractions are actually producing cervical changes and there isn't time to try a gentler method, but come on! The nurse there even told me not to drink anything while there... how does that help me get hydrated again? Hmmmm???

I will definately be finding a different hospital for a backup for the rest of this pregnancy... I'm so pissed right now I just want to smack them all!

[vixendrop]

Thanks for the Happy Birthdays ~smiles~

[mandyhoward]

Amy, whew! What a birthday! Breathine and terbutaline are the same thing; terbutaline is the generic name, so I know what you went through. I must say though, that your hospital sounds like it dropped the ball. My nurse told me all the side effects and even how fast I'd feel an increased heart rate and shaking. And she told me to drink like a crazy person. She also said I was one of the only patients in the high risk ward that wasn't recieving daily injections of it. Sorry you had a bad experience.

Anyone know what the number one cause of preterm labor is? A UTI. Guess what? I have a UTI. Dr. S stopped by this morning to let me know I had one (they caught it so early I didn't even know I had it yet) and that is probably why I was having contractions yesterday. They put me on macrobid to clear it up and hopefully that will keep my contractions away. I'll send the contractions (but not the UTI, lol) to you Dena!

Mandy

[vixendrop]

Sounds like you're in a much better hospital Mandy... which is extra good for you... the nurse I had wouldn't even let me have ANYTHING to drink... only at 4am when the Dr finally gave me a pill (which the nurse insisted was supposed to be a shot and wouldn't look into it until I said I REFUSE the shot) for vomitting (despite the fact that I had no urge to vomit and hadn't for nearly 2 hours) that she'd let me have ice chips... oh goody, I'm having contractions due in part to dehydration, let's make sure I have no fluids, does that make sense???

Anyway... I really hope the contractions stop when the UTI clears up... that's great that they caught it so soon!

[GoJackets]

Originally Posted by mandyhoward

I'll send the contractions (but not the UTI, lol) to you Dena!

Mandy

If nothing happens by Wed, I might let you send me the UTI too if it would help!! Glad they caught yours early!!!

[Jefinner]

Wow Vixen... Sounds like a case of some irresponsible nurses. I guess the medical community is just like anyone else... There are good and bad nurses and docs. But, I definitely can sympathize with you about them looking at you like you have a third head for having a lay midwife. When I was pregnant with Anna, and needed antibiotics for a gum infection (some food got caught underneath my gums where my wisdom tooth was trying to get through...), they were giving my midwife a hard time, saying she didn't have proper authorization, and she did. She just can't prescribe it herself.

BUT... HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANYWAY!

MANDY - Glad it was just a UTI that set off the contractions, and that they caught it early. That has to be scary.

It sounds REALLY terrible, but I've actually been so desperate, that I've been contemplating dehydrating myself for a day to see if it would get this boy here. I can't bring myself to do it though. When I go in Tuesday (if I haven't had him by then), they're going to do ANOTHER biophysical profile U/S and she's going to discuss what herbal tinctures I could possibly take to get him out. GET OUT LITTLE GUY!!! LOL!

[GoJackets]

Jefinner, I am stunned that Ezra isn't here yet!! Are you worried about your placenta? Or as long as the U/S checks out then he is okay staying in there? Bless your heart!!!! And you are still laughing about it!!!

[Jefinner]

Well, my placenta looked great last Wednesday, and they're doing another check on Tuesday, so I'm not so concerned about his health anymore. My fluid levels were actually higher than normal, and that was good too. I've also been doing some of my own research on the dangers of macrosomia (big babies) and shoulder dystocia (when a baby has larger shoulders, and if the doc pulls him out too quickly, it can cause nerve damage... The nerve damage is shoulder dystocia)... Those are the only things I'm half way worried about right now. I've already talked to the midwives, and they're well trained to deal with bigger babies. A lot of docs don't want to let a mom deliver a big baby because of this, but I know my midwife won't pull him out... They might help massage and wiggle his shoulders out gently, but they won't pull. That was my main concern.

[GoJackets]

I guess you have an advantage already giving birth....I can't say I wouldn't be a basket case if I were in your shoes being a first time mom! You sound very calm!!!!

[Jefinner]

Don't get me wrong... I still worry from time to time, but one advantage of being older now, is that I ask TONS of questions. Whe