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ouch 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Some things to remember when you're pregnant AND you have a hernia, which appears to be roughly the size of your ENTIRE HAND.Don't Sneeze.Whatever you do... Do Not SNEEZE.For whatever reason, I've been sneezing the last few days - dunno if it's a cold or just (YET ANOTHER) allergy, but sneezing I've been doing.It really.Really.Sucks.Because when I sneeze, I have to have 2 hands free.. not to cover my mouth.. but to hold those things in that are apparently trying to leave at a rapid rate of speed, through my abdomen.It's NOT a pretty site.I already have the baby bump, except it's not a baby. It's part of my intestine!!!!! And every time I sneeze, it attempts to make a rapid escape into the big, beautiful, unemcumbered world.Not to mention the whole BABY that would also appreciate that too. The baby who, apparently, is going through some big time life changes in there... mainly gaining weight. And girth. and ya know... appendages. The kicks are happening about 2-1/2 inc
Trick or Treat? 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I got a wonderful treat yesterday. I am officially 6 months pregnant (24 weeks for those technical folks), and went for my prenatal yesterday. I was really convinced that this would be the time he'd say "Ok, it's time for insulin" because my morning fasting numbers have still been in the mid to high 90's for the whole month. That is, of course, when I've slept most of the night. On the nights (like this one), when I'm up at 3 (or 2 or 1) and haven't slept 8 hrs, they're up in the low 100's! So I thought "Ok, time's up - you did your best"... yadda yadda yadda."Keep doing what you're doing - cuz it's obviously working" was my doctor's response. "really???" was mine.He did tell me to stop stressing over it, and that whatever I was doing, to keep doing. Cool!!!! I can do that! LOLNow, that's not to say that my menus haven't changed over the past few months. I've gained weight (ALOT, if you ask me, but again, he's not concerned), and my stomach just doesn't LIKE m Read more:Trick
This was me late last week. On Thursday, I had a ... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 This was me late last week. On Thursday
, I had a couple of contractions that literally made my eyes water - though not stabbing pain, it was definitely a 'WAKE UP' kind of thing that made me scared as hell. I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions for several weeks. I actually was getting them a few months ago, when I was walking regularly. They'd subsided, and now they're back in full force. Typically, if I'm on my feet for any longer than about 15 or 20 minutes, they start. They're not "painful" - just uncomfortable and really annoying. I had them with my daughter this early, and the same thing happened, except I worked on my feet, so it was even MORE annoying.The ones I had on Thursday, though, were scary. My head got fuzzy, and that's what concerned me more than anything. I attributed it to not drinking enough, and so for the rest of the day & night, drank like a fish. That seemed to take care of things, so I let it go. I haven't had any since, and I have been try
checking in 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have my 7 month checkup later today - I can't believe it's already been this long. Seems like just yesterday that my jaw hit the floor to the news LOL Now here I am, all poofed up like a puffer fish, using the electric carts at the market because my sciatic hurts so bad when I walk, and counting down the days to that dramatic day in February when they'll slice & dice me and I'll be a new mom again. Those endless nights of nursing aren't so bad when you consider that it's just you & me, kid. It's quiet, it's just us and we're talking... ok, I'm talking, you're listening. The hectic mornings of trying to nurse 1, feed real food to 2 others and get the days spelling, math, reading and whatever else, in, by lunch. (I plan on tackling the american revolution after the baby's born - lots of reading, I figure, I can do that!). The evenings spent trying to juggle crying, hungry baby with making dinner and serving dinner and cleaning up after dinner. The snuffled movements i Read more:checking
playing hide & seek 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So, we went to our big ultrasound appointment yesterday, all the way down there in Hanover, NH. Darthmouth Hospital is humongous, I'll tell ya. The staff was very nice and courteous. The genetic counselor was very nice as she explained that our chances of having a Down's Syndrome baby is 1:110 because of my age. LOL I knew all this when I got pregnant, but we went cuz it's another ultrasound and another chance to get a look at Sprout, which we did. Very indepth look, actually.The ultrasound tech, very "all business" measured the baby's head, skull & brain (yes, it has one). Showed us his/her face, measured the nose bone even. The baby was pretty active, waving at us several times :) In the end, the baby measured at 20 weeks, instead of 19, and 10 ounces, which I find interesting, and was well positioned... in that "head down, butt up" position and because of my hernia being where it is, the tech nor the dr. could tell the sex. LOLDammitI was glad, though, that they were a
The amazing woman's body 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I don't know what happened to the original posting, but I'll try to put it here anyways. This guy took a pic of his wife every couple of days during her pregnancy, for the whole 9 months. It kinda makes me wish I was skinny, so I could see these changes too. Read more:woman
back to the produce aisle 1970-01-01 00:59:59 so this week, Sprout is the size of an avocado. The above picture is the actual size of my Sprout! I think it's pretty amazing that such changes can occur so relatively fast. Yesterday, we were the size of a pea... now an avocado... what's next, you might ask?Well, at 19 weeks, he/she/it will be the size (length) of a small zucchini LOLThings have been going pretty well, considering. The nausea has backed way off, thankfully. My boobs are FULL, but at least not painful - I'm grateful for all that time I spent breastfeeding, because otherwise, I know I'd be in a world of hurt right now. I've grown 2-1/2 inches or so around the waist! See, the problem with being fat & pregnant is that to most everyone else, I'm just fat. Not pregnant & fat. LOL But anyways, that's my update for this week. I go for my monthly checkup next week, when we'll discuss my GALLSTONES, which have apparently grown larger since my last ultrasound a year ago. So now they want me on a low-fat, high f Read more:aisle
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Hmmm... I know I posted about this week's update f... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hmmm... I know I posted about this week's update from the dr. office, but I don't know where it went. I guess it's just as well, because the anger is still there.I lost 84 lbs in a little over a year. I exercised, I ate better, I did what I was supposed to. Others in my family ate like there as no tomorrow for their entire pregnancy. I gained 5 lbs last month - the first weight gain in 4 months, and I get pissed. I eat what I'm supposed to, when I'm supposed to (usually - No, I'm not perfect). They (the others) had perfectly healthy pregnancies.I have a herniaI have gallstonesI have gestational diabetes.WTF.I went to my dr. appt. this week. I actually saw the Dr. this time, not the lpn. One of the first things he said was "yup, that's a hernia". I said well, so&so said it wasn't. He said "well, tell her Dr. so&so said it is a hernia". Great... so for the last 2 months, I've been picking up and carrying lots of heavy stuff, including my 3 yr old. ummm, are you suppose
Yay for my friend, Melinda! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Melinda, over at Anything Said had her babyyyyyy this week! I'm so happy for her, and her ailing nether-regions... so this is for her:In other pregnancy news, nothing's changed much - we're up to the size of a sweet potato... yum. 5-1/2 inches! He/she has been doing the mambo alot lately, and it's still such a weird feeling... I tend to stop what I'md oing and just enjoy it (Unless of course, he/she's doing it on my cervix at which point I'm like "Ok, you can STOP THAT NOW".So, there's the new imagery for my sis, who still calls often to ask how I'm feeling - which is better, btw :) Still trying to figure out how to balance low fat, low carb and high fiber, which is just a myth. Trying to figure out what pisses off the hernia (certain foods do, but I'm not sure which yet), and in general, trying to find a comfortable sleeping position.Monday, we go for our "LEVEL II ULTRASOUND", and we've pretty much decided to find out the sex of said Sprout. Of course, that being sa Read more:friend
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hahahahaha 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Don't you think that February 20th has a nice ring to it? I sure do. I've mentioned before how February 20th is/was my Nana's birthday. My nana meant the world to me, and I think it only fitting that this new baby share a birthday with someone so important to me.I think February 20th rocks.So then, let's talk about yesterday's doctor's visit.Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Sourceir‧ri‧ta‧ble  /ˈɪrɪtəbəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ir-i-tuh-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation-adjective1. easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.2. Physiology, Biology. displaying irritability.3. Pathology. susceptible to physical irritation.4. Medicine/Medical. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus.Yes, let's talk irritable. As in "you have an irritable uterus". Eh? Well, I've already said my uterus hates me. This just proves it. It's irritable because it apparently doesn't like to be pregnant, hence all
30 weeks down, 10 to go 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I have another post, in draft form, about counting up & counting down and all the counting that's associated with pregnancy. I cannot believe it's already been 6 months since I heard those fateful words! I'm 30 weeks pregnant! 10 more to go, hopefully. With all these damned contractions, though, it's hard to believe I'll last that long.I get contractions when I stand up, when I get out of the car, when I squat down, when I walk up the stairs, when I walk down the stairs... ya know... just about all the time. Not EVERY time, mind you - but enough of them durinjg the day to make me even more exhausted. Like I needed anything else besides a house, 2 kids and a man to keep track of, oh and of course, throw in 2 major holidays in a month's time. Noooo problemo! Oh yeah, and did I mention my sick mother? Sheesh. It's a conspiracy, I tell ya!But anyways, my dr. is fine with me - says I'm doing good (24 lbs is NOT GOOD, PEOPLE!!), baby's growing, etc. I'm like... uhh, I co
Idiot ideas from around the net 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ok, I will preface this post with this: I slept for 2-1/2 hours last night. That was it. The rest of the night was spent trying to get comfortable again after my daughter had woken me up. My mind was FULL of crap that I couldn't get out because of course, everyone was asleep - I didn't want to log on because that's always a way to stay up ALL NIGHT. So I lay there - I lay in my daughter's bed - finally, I lay on the couch, but nothing helped. I also had a backache that wouldn't let up - pms'y type of pain, that had me nervous - as all things do, that I was in preterm labor.My mother was scheduled to go in for surgery this morning, so I was scared for her too. She's my rock, and I need her. I need her to be ok. I need for her to be ok SOON - because she'll be the one responsible for my 2 other children when I have this one in SIX WEEKS.So, I'm not in the best of moods.I was looking for a suggested list of things to bring to the hospital for me when I finally do go. I Read more:ideas
It's National Blog Delurker's Week! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Have you been reading a blog religiously but not commenting? Now's the time to rectify matters. Make a blogger's day — SAY something. Read more:National
baby shopping 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So, I've been picking up things for the baby here and there. A couple of outfits, some receiving blankets, things like that. Oh, and these really cute slippers that he/she'll kick of in 20 seconds, all the while saying 'Seriously - are you KIDDING me??'. But hey, it's fun to shop. So I was looking for some cute little baby t-shirts and found this site. (click on the baby clothes)This was one of the tamer shirts, but I thought it was really cute, and SO VERY true LOLIn going through what we have left over from our other two kids, I find blankets. Lots & lots of blankets - the ones you use to bundle them up to go out in, or let them crawl around on the floor on, etc. LOTS of them. LOL None of the ones you use to swaddle, etc. - so I bought some. It's funny, because I can honestly say I've never bought them before. LOL I've bought 2.3 million diapers in the last 10 years - easily that many wipes. But never a receiving blanket LOL I've also bought things like a little
whoa... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ok, I know I'm a raging ball of hormones (shup Heather)... but reading this this morning brought tears to my eyes.Via BabyCenter.com...How your baby's growing: Your baby's getting big. He weighs a tad over 5 pounds and is just over 18 inches long. Because it's so snug in your womb, he isn't likely to be doing somersaults anymore, but the number of times he kicks should remain about the same. His kidneys are fully developed now, and his liver can process some waste products. Most of his basic physical development is now complete — he'll spend the next few weeks putting on weight.So basically, he/she's done! Somehow, knowing that this is really almost done, and he/she's ready to come, whenever it's time... brings tears and goosebumps.I've never had the opportunity to so closely monitor my pregnancy. Each week, reading how big, what he/she's "learning", what is going ON in there, has given me such an awesome understanding of what I, and every woman, is capable of. Yes, th
ready, set.... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Well, I can't believe how much difference a few days makes. First, I did a preliminary run through the tax return yesterday. Hubby didn't work a full year last year, so we were figuring we'd get alot less back in taxes - but it turns out that when he DID work (at $4/hr more than his previous job) made up for it very well. Soooo, we'll be getting a nice chunka in the next few weeks, just as soon as we receive our last tax thingie. THIS, in turn, made me feel SO much better about not having everything we needed.My parents & brother have bought us the Pack n Play that we needed/wanted. Of course, it's still sitting in the CAR, but hey, it's ours anyways lol. We've managed to pick up several outfits, plus someone very kindly brought us a ton of baby clothes and an additional pack n play (sans the basinette thingie that we need), so we're looking good. When the tax refund comes through, we'll get the swing THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO BABYHOOD, and then #3 is welcome to come on out : Read more:ready
Phew!! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Ok, so I finally got the results of my ultrasound from last week (No, I'm still not telling you what it is) ;) . The baby's actually measuring slightly SMALLER than what they'd expect, but I have plenty of amniotic fluid (which is why she suspects the doctor thought I felt big), and everything looks great :) WOohoo! No MONSTER baby for me! PHEW!!!
The countdown 1970-01-01 00:59:59 It's funny how you begin a pregnancy with a big countdown in your head. 240 days. 40 weeks. 10 months (sorry folks, but 40w divided by 4 = 10 months!!). And you walk the walk slowly... in the beginning, it feels like forever. Then, the morning sickness abates (for some) and things get easier. Your body gets used to this new situation, your center of balance returns and you begin to actually enjoy this. Hey, this isn't so bad. Then your body changes again, and gets bigger. Your back aches, your boobs ache, your bladder shrinks the size of a pea. Your nights get shorter because you're up peeing every 20 minutes, and in my case, even shorter because you can't get back to sleep. You've been counting all along. 5 weeks... 10 weeks, 1/4 there. Gotta get to 13 weeks, end of the first trimester... breathe a sigh of relief because you're still pregnant. Ahhh, here's the 20 week, 1/2 way point! Now it's counting down - down to that magical (and sometimes not) day when "IT" wi
How time flies 1970-01-01 00:59:59 How can it possibly already be almost 2 weeks since I've posted here?? Time really does fly around the holidays, I guess!Well, Merry Christmas to my 2-1/2 readers out there ;) Things here are fine - we had a wonderfulChristmas and I'm really looking forward to this Wednesday, ultrasound day! YES, we'll find out what the sex of the baby is. Will we share it? That's another question! With my daughter, we found out in January, and didn't tell anyone until she was born! *evil grin at my sis* I'm not sure if we'll tell or not this time around. I'm not having a shower, so it's not like anyone NEEDS to know anyways LOLIn any case, tomorrow marks 32 weeks for us - yup, just 8 more weeks to go before this blog, and the lives of 4 people, will undergo a remarkable change! While we didn't get a whole lot for the baby for Christmas, the next 8 weeks gives us (besides 3 birthdays, an anniversary, Valentine's Day oh and ya know, a BIRTH) some time and spending money to buy what w
Step right up! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So this week finally brings our ultrasound (#3) - and I've opened up a Baby Poll for all my blogging friends to take part in. Just click this bear and enter your free guess :) I'm considering a prize for the person who comes the closest! So you've got nothing to lose!
Updating 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Wellllll, our newest addition is brewing along quite well. My 32 week checkup went ok. As I've explained before, there are 2 doctors that handle the "clinic" I go to. For the last several visits, I've met with the newer of the two doctors. The older of the two was one of the ones that delivered my daughter, and I like him as well. Back when I was around 13 weeks or so, I saw this Dr. and he thought I felt "bigger" than my 13 weeks. So he sent me for an ultrasound back then, and I measured right along where I was supposed to. So this time, he again says "yeah, I'm glad this is a c-section"... and I say "huh?" and he says "it's big". The man doesn't talk much LOL In September, I went for an ultrasound and the baby measured roughly 6 days further along than what I was at the time. Yesterday, I went for the ultrasound that we'd scheduled, and the baby measured 3 days ahead of where I am gestationally. LOLNow, of course, after that appointment, I had worked myself up into a t
grrrrrrr 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Can you guess ?Yeah, it came back positive, dammit. I was supposed to be under 130, I was 162. GrrrrI DO have a glimmer of hope though. They know that since I've done this before, and I've was able to manage it with diet, they're not sending me for that 3 hour, blood you till you die, test. So for that, I'm grateful.The big thing about having gestational diabetes is that if you don't control it with diet & exercise, they'll put you on insulin SHOTS. Sorry, but NO - I'm not willing to do that. I am willing to test my blood 4 times a day ... now, let's stop for a second and do the math.I'm 11 weeks pregnant. That means, according to my cute little counter, I've got 200 days to go. That's 200 days x 4 sticks in any of 10 fingers = yes, people, that amounts to 800 finger sticks. WTf.Anyways, so I'll behave, maintain my diet (because I'm NOT gaining that 84 lbs back), and try to get the exercise that I KNOW helps keep my #s down. Gestational Diabetes (GD) also produces b
Long distance relationships suck 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I know... I'm probably not the first person to utter that on their blog. But it's so damned true. My relationship with hubby started out as a long distance
thing. There was 1,000 miles that separated us, plus the whole "I'm married" thing. Time and patience worked in my favor that time, and 12 years later, I'm happily with him AND friends with the ex.But long distance sucks. My mother, who is essentially my psychic twin, had to have surgery this month, and I couldn't be there to hold her hand, nor that of my dad or sister, as they waited in breathless anticipation for her to come out of it alive. A smoker for 40 years, Mom had been convinced that she probably wouldn't come out of it at all. She lay there, waiting to go into the OR, thinking about how she had put away some money for my newest baby's Pack N Play that no one else knew about... and what would happen if something happened to her and no one knew that that money was specifically for MY BABY.I couldn't be there Read more:Long distance
I'm ok, really 1970-01-01 00:59:59 So, judging from the comments and phone calls, my last posting got people worrying about me. I really do appreciate their concern, but I promise I'm ok. As I said, I was feeling very emotional and I had to do something with it. I'm better now. For some reason, I had an extra infusion of pregnancy hormones earlier this week, but they seem to have levelled out, and I'm on a more even keel (if that's possibly during pregnancy).I had my 36 week appointment on Tuesday. I managed to talk my doctor out of that stupid strep test (it's humiliating, truly) because I have *NO INTENTIONS* of delivering vaginally. I also got him talked out of checking for dialation, because again - it serves no purpose. Would I LIKE to know if I've started dialating? Sure - it'd be good to know if all the pressure and contractions have done something. But enough to have an exam? Nah. Thanks but no.So, this was the day that I received confirmation that I'd be going in on February 20th (yes folks, th
Baby Watch 1970-01-01 00:59:59 How exciting! As I was leaving a comment on Poobou's blog, she posted again to say that her water's broken and they're at the hospital on Baby Watch. It's their first, and how exciting for her! She was supposed to be induced on Monday, so my comment had to do with what she & hubby should be doing to help that along this weekend (lecherous grin). Turns out, that wont' be necessary LOLSo, here's to wishing a speedy and easy delivery for her & her baby girl :)
In other news... 1970-01-01 00:59:59 or more aptly entitled, "What's Dawn Ranting About Today?"...When I first got pregnant, I was shocked. I'd been on the Pill for months - but apparently, I'd somehow screwed up, because there were lines on the stick. Quite literally, within 15 minutes of my stick test, I was in the clinic office taking their "Official pee on a stick" test, with the same positive result. The nurse gave me my estimated Due Date (EDD) of February 20th, 2007. My hubby, and both kids were with me. I cried about the due date because, as you may remember by now, it's my Nana's birth date, and although she died 6 years ago, she's still a very big part of my life.I came home and cried. How was I going to go through another pregnancy. Pregnancy is hard on me. I wind up feeling like an invalid. It HURTS to be pregnant when you're me. The delivery, and subsequent recovery time, HURT. It's HARD. The breastfeeding issue... Oy! I breastfed my daughter for 14 months, and it hurt for 14 months. My breas
Yesterday's rant, the aftermath 1970-01-01 00:59:59 After I wrote the book-long posting yesterday, I felt guilty. I realized afterwards, that through all the aches and pains and difficulties of my last pregnancy, I'd still do it 10 times over again if it meant having my daughter. She's 1/2 of the reason why I get up every morning. Her brother, the other 1/2. They're my life. My world revolves around them and I'd go through ANYTHING to have them in my life. So why the hell am I so worked up about what's about to happen to me in the next 6 weeks? Maybe it's because I can't put a face to the person in my womb. Maybe it's because I haven't fallen in love with it yet. I don't know. My hubby is the most incredible daddy. He truly is completely hands-on when it comes to his children. He's like a mother bear. Even as the shell-shocked first time dad, he was in there changing diapers and burping our son and doing what he could. He helped me when he could (and remembered) and evolved into an even more appealing, sexy life m Read more:Yesterday
I'm a trail-blazer, I tell ya! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Soooo, my 37 week appointment went really well! I talked to my nurse about Labor Nurse's comments on my posting the other day. I asked her about whether the baby would have to have another needle stick because I had declined the strep b test and she said nope, because I'll automatically get antibiotics when I go in for the c-section. YAY!!! AND, she said, because of me, they've changed their policy about automatically giving the strep-b test to repeat c-section moms :) Woohoo ... I'm a trail blazer! LOLIn other news, the baby's fine - the non-stress test (NST) went fine and I met another new (to me) nurse who was awesome. She was very friendly, gentle and just in general, cool. I've had such a long history of bad experiences with nursing staff, I just sort of expect them to look down on me, condescend or even better, call me a baby or ask how I'm gonna give birth if I can't even give blood.Soooooooo, it was a nice day! The doc is pleased with everything, and even said that
Honest bloggers 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Because I'm pregnant, I'm obviously drawn to all that is baby-dom right now. No, I don't mean sites like parentsplace or babycenter, but of real life pregnancy & baby stories, etc.One of the blogs that I found through Melinda's blog is The Life & Times of a Labor Nurse. Her blog is a must read for anyone who is pregnant, considering being pregnant or maybe NOT. :) Read more:bloggers
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