O.K. how many people here are pregnant?

genevieve

pacifier,
Anna is looking really cute.

Adria does look like me.
I havent met anyone who doesnt thnk so.

Hands bound

ZiggyStar wrote:

Re Twins: Leigh has a fair few twins on his side of the family (auntie and uncle, grandad, cousins). I have no twins in my family at all. Can twins on his side increase the chance of me having twins? Or would it not make any difference and just depend on my egg/s?

In my family twins skip a generation and it's my turn...

In boyfriends family, I believe twins also run in his family...

:eek:

I think I'm in trouble....

WildChildRose

Okay I'm not pregnant, nor did I have a baby, but can I brag about my new nephew? He was born Nov.12th at 10.4 lbs, 21 1/2 inches long. His name is Gage Han. He's my older brother's first baby and he's adorable! I can't wait to see him. She had him all natural too after 16 hours of labor!





Rose

PissBottleMan

genevieve wrote:

PBM
I thought breastfeeding was gonna be really hard.

The wife is really worried about this whole breastfeeding thing. We go to a class next Tuesday, so maybe that will ease her mind a little.

Congrats to you Aunt Rose!

PBM

CJMST3K

my sister and my niece (daughter to my other sister).

http://www.koshgall.com/skrflove.htm

genevieve

WildChildRose wrote:

Okay I'm not pregnant, nor did I have a baby, but can I brag about my new nephew? He was born Nov.12th at 10.4 lbs, 21 1/2 inches long. His name is Gage Han. He's my older brother's first baby and he's adorable! I can't wait to see him. She had him all natural too after 16 hours of labor!

Here he is:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_1020-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_0801-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_0820.jpg




Rose

Aww hes really cute!
But man what a big boy!
Congrats to her for pushing him out.

WildChildRose

genevieve wrote:

Aww hes really cute!
But man what a big boy!
Congrats to her for pushing him out.

Thanks! I know she (Annie his mom) is amazing. They are really into doing things naturally and eating organically and all that stuff. So she didn't want any pain meds or epidoral. She had a dula help her and a midwife. My brother said it was really difficult but she did it. They also used hypnotherapy. :-D

Rose

pacifier

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

At my hospital, they told us that once you got the epidural they would leave the catheter in overnight, since it takes a while for you to get the feeling back in your legs and they don't want to put you at risk for falling. (Which seems gratuitous, frankly, because I got the feeling back rather fast AND I was even extra numb since they did a c/s!) That's nice that they only put it in temporarily, though! How soon after giving birth were you up and walking around?

about two or three hours, but i had stopped using it about an hour before i gave birth so that i could feel the pushing and stuff and I said no to using it over night, which they said I could do to help with any pains. After they had done evering they needed to do they asked if i wanted to go to the toilet. I walked with assistance, but didn't really need it. I had no problems peeing and my legs were only a little shakey and very heavy feeling. They wheeled me in a wheel chair to my room and then i could move around as i wished.

pacifier

genevieve wrote:

PBM
I thought labour was going to be worse.
I had no pain meds at all.
And a tub birth.
But in a really awsome hosp. with a Midwife.

Yes, good advise for birthing - get youself in some warm water.

When I first started feeling really bad pains I hopped in the shower and then in the tub, and I can't believe how much difference it made. It made the pain bareable. But Because I was induced, there came a point where they had to hook me up to a drip and a monitor so I wasn't allowed in the water anymore. That made it harder to deal with the pain. It was shortly after that that I got the epidural. If I could have a birth without any complications I think I would spend the majority of time in the water. I think I could probably get through it without an epidural then.

PissBottleMan

We just got back from the Doctor's office...she set up the C-Section date:

Xavier Jack Hinson will arrive Tuesday, December 19th.

We are so excited....just 27 days away.

"So little to do, so much time....wait...strike that...reverse it."

PBM

Brain of J.Lo

PissBottleMan wrote:

We just got back from the Doctor's office...she set up the C-Section date:

Xavier Jack Hinson will arrive Tuesday, December 19th.

We are so excited....just 27 days away.

"So little to do, so much time....wait...strike that...reverse it."

PBM

Wow, that is exciting! You're so lucky to know ahead of time that it will be a c/s. I knew there was a chance I'd have one because of the blood pressure issues I'd been having during the 3rd trimester, but it was still hard to go into the hospital expecting one type of birth and ending up with another.

You might want to set up a little bed for her on the sofa before she comes home from the hospital, because I found that I couldn't lay completely flat for about a week, but I could sleep on the sofa because I guess I sort of sunk down into it. A recliner would be good, too. I think I slept on the sofa for about 2 weeks after I came home from the hospital. And do you have a boppy pillow? That will take a lot of pressure off of the incision when she is holding the baby and trying to breastfeed. Even if she ends up bottlefeeding, like I did, a boppy is the best thing in the world and I used mine for like 3 months!

If you (or she) has any questions about the c/s, please let me know and I'd be happy answer them!

PissBottleMan

Brain of J.Lo wrote:

If you (or she) has any questions about the c/s, please let me know and I'd be happy answer them!

Thanks Brain of J.Lo!

Because of her fibroid, the doctor said a C-Section was a possiblity all along.

Our bedroom is up stairs...is it a forgone conclusion that PBW will be staying downstairs for a few weeks. I know they want her to get up and move around soon after the surgery, but how long do they want her to wait before going up stairs.

PBM

Brain of J.Lo

WildChildRose wrote:

Okay I'm not pregnant, nor did I have a baby, but can I brag about my new nephew? He was born Nov.12th at 10.4 lbs, 21 1/2 inches long. His name is Gage Han. He's my older brother's first baby and he's adorable! I can't wait to see him. She had him all natural too after 16 hours of labor!

Here he is:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_1020-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_0801-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/wildchildrosalie/IMG_0820.jpg




Rose

Of course you can brag about your nephew!! He is so cute!!! Congratulations!

Brain of J.Lo

PissBottleMan wrote:

Thanks Brain of J.Lo!

Because of her fibroid, the doctor said a C-Section was a possiblity all along.

Our bedroom is up stairs...is it a forgone conclusion that PBW will be staying downstairs for a few weeks. I know they want her to get up and move around soon after the surgery, but how long do they want her to wait before going up stairs.

PBM

hmmm...we live in a first-floor apartment right now, so I admit I didn't pay TOO much attention to that rule, hehe.

She will most likely have her first post-partum checkup at 2 weeks out, andi think they said to wait 2 weeks to start doing anything like that. Other than that, though, she can just let her own body be her guide. If she starts to hurt too much while doing something, that's a sign to slow down. (Which sounds obvious, but it's easy to ignore the instinct to sit down and relax when you really want to be up and around!)

genevieve

Wow I never really thought about my friends that had C-secs having to go up and down stairs or avoid them.
I will have to ask them how they coped.

Quiet Rhythm

PBM, have you guys considered bottle feeding at all? Joey was bottle fed right from the get go and hes had a healthier life than my niece who was breastfed.
Bottle feeding also allows YOU to bond and feed your own child as well.

Please no flaming for suggesting bottle feeding!

Meddle, I had an epidural which was planned way ahead of time, I was up and walking around less than 2 hours after I was given the shot. The epidural was the best choice I felt I made, I had a very comfortable and pain free delivery.

PissBottleMan

Yeah...I think PBW is going to try breastfeeding, but she is leaning towards bottle feeding more.

Her doctor told us the other day and I quote, "Anyone who tells you that you have to breastfeed is handing you a line of bullshit."

Caught me off guard, but PBW says it took a little pressure off of things for her.



PBM

Quiet Rhythm

You guys have an awesome doctor! I know what PBW is going through with pressures to breastfeed, bottle feeding moms are the minority it seems.

I felt the pressure more in the hospital, I had one nurse tell me that if I didnt breastfeed, she would let Joey starve, formula is only for mother's who have something wrong with them and cant breastfeed. I was happy to find out she was fired after I filed a complaint.

Let me PBW know she can drop me a line anytime if she wants to talk

PissBottleMan

Quiet Rhythm wrote:

Let me PBW know she can drop me a line anytime if she wants to talk

Thanks for your concern, I will let her know.

She was pretty freaked out by the whole thing, so talking to her doctor really calmed her nerves.

PBM

genevieve

I love breastfeeding.
And it is natural.
I like knowing Im doing what is Right For Me.

But I think a woman needs to do what she can.
And I thought I would be feeding Adria by bottle by now.

I think if breastfeeding is stressful a woman should bottle feed.
But i do think a woman should give breastfeeding a shot.
At least for a couple weeks.
Especially for the colostrum.

In the end all we want is healthy babies.
Forumal is so much better than in the old days anyway.
And back them formula was promoted even more.
So I think its whatever works. really.