Ramblings From a Pregnant Lady

Post Partum

2006-10-29T23:06:40Z

It's been over a week since I had Collin and I've experienced most of the normal post partum ailments.

My milk has almost dried up. The engorgement stopped after a few days and now I am just leaking every now and then. I still wear those breast pads because it's just embarrassing to have wet spots on your shirt.

My migrane hasn't gone away yet. Really must speak to the doctor about this on Thursday. I am taking the pills to help control the pain, but I really don't think it's good to be on these pills much longer than a week.

I still don't have much of a desire to eat. I average about 1 meal a day and even then, I am not really hungry when I eat.

I have lost 20 pounds of my pregnancy weight! I was at 194 when I delivered and now am at 174. Only 10 more to be at pre-pregnancy weight. But I would like to get back down to at least 150. Maybe 140. That will take some time though.

I try to sleep when Collin is napping. Not every nap, usually just two out of the daytime naps. He's only waking about 2x each night...between 2-3AM and then again at 5-6AM. We have been going to bed at around 12-1, so I guess you should count that too since normal people go to bed earlier.

I am having problems pooping. I guess it's a combo of just post partum and a decreased food intake.

I am still bleeding. I am using Kotex overnight pads. They work really well. I am not bleeding heavily, just consistenly. It really hasn't slowed since coming home from the hospital. But, that has only been a week!

It no longer burns when I pee (my stiches) so that is good. They said the stiches would dissovle in 4-6 weeks.

My asthma and allergies have been pretty bad. Might be the Fall weather to blame.

That's it for now!!

Migrane, cont

2006-10-26T21:32:28Z

The migrane is still here. As long as I take the pills every couple of hours, it goes down to a dull pain, but if I don't take the pills, it returns to full-fledged blinding pain.

This is probably NOT a good thing...

I have an appointment with my new Primary Care Physican next Thursday, so I will talk to her about it if I still have the migrane.

Does anyone know if migranes are supposed to last this long???

Migrane

2006-10-25T18:14:51Z

Sweet Jesus. I have had a migrane for the past 3 days. It started off as a headache and I didn't think anything of it because, hello, I just had a baby and a little headache wasn't going to bother me. But then it didn't go away...and got worse...and worse...

and never went away. I just figured that it was due to the significant drop in my hormone levels and that it just might go away on its own. Plus, I am so busy with Collin that a headache was just not something that I could dwell on.

But today it got so much worse. Every time I got up my head would pound and send blinding pain shooting behind my eyes. I haven't slept well in days (not because of Collin, but because of the headache) and nothing was working to get it to go away.

I really couldn't handle the pain anymore so I called my doctor and went to see her today. They said it was a migrane and gave me Duradrin. I got the script filled and took the pills immediately! Within an hour I was feeling much better...not all gone, but at least I can think and walk without almost passing out.

Friends List

2006-10-23T14:10:13Z

Ok-- since I am not going to be using this journal much longer, I also am not checking my friends list from HERE. I am checking it from tiramisu_milano so I have added everyone as a friend from this journal. If you could add me back as <lj user="tiramisu_milano> that would be great because I enjoy reading all of your journals! Thanks!!

Boobs

2006-10-22T16:56:15Z

My milk came in yesterday. I was hoping and praying that maybe the Boob Goddess would shine down on me and "forget" to put the milk it. But no such luck! Since I am not breastfeeding (I need to go back on some serious medications and my doctor really doesn't advise breastfeeding on these meds and I really do need them), I have to let my milk dry up.

Oh.My.God.

It hurts. Ever since I went through labor, my pain tolerance has been upped about 500% so when I say this hurts, it does, but I guess maybe it's just more of an annoying type of hurt. I am taking Tyneol for the pain. I just hope this drying up goes quickly.

I tried the cabbage leaves, but it just seemed to make them hurt even more. A lot more. So I stopped the cabbage. I need to find out if the cabbage is supposed to make you FEEL better or help the drying up go FASTER. Because if it is going to help it go faster then I'll start doing it again, but if it's just to make them feel better...well, that's just not working for me.

The boobs are not much bigger, just really really hard and stiff. I look like someone with really bad implants!!

ANNOUCEMENT

2006-10-22T16:48:15Z

Ok everyone, since I am no longer pregnant, this journal is slowly going to be phased out. There will be a few more entries regarding post-partum care, but everything else will be posted in my regular journal: tiramisu_milano

So, if you aren't already on my friends list over there and want to be, either leave me a post here or a post on my "friends only" entry and I will add you.

Funny

2006-10-22T08:06:30Z

I was just looking at our pictures on Snapfish and noticed you could see all my hospital bracelets in a couple of the pictures. I had 4 braceletes!! Funny thing is, I don't remember ANY of them being put on me. I wonder when they put them all on. I really was in a whole different place during labor!

The Birth Story

2006-10-21T22:46:23Z

I promised to post the birth story and have finally finished typing it out while Collin was napping. Please be aware that it is very, very long and detailed. I am not kidding.

I labored and delivered naturally, at a hospital, with a midwife. I didn't continuous mointoring or an IV until the very, very end (literally 2 minutes before he came out) and once he was out I had to have pitocin, but you will see why if you read the story.

My labor was only 4 hours and 22 minutes! Very, very fast for a first time mom!! Here's the whole story:

The Birth of Collin Henry Joseph Kornish

Hi everyone! Guess what? I had my baby!!

Collin Henry Joseph Kornish
October 18, 2006
1:53PM
6 pounds, 1 ounce
19 inches long

It all started Wednesday morning at 9:30AM. I was upstairs sleeping and woke up because I heard a popping noise and felt a kick in my abdomen. I thought to myself “that can’t be my water breaking, can it?” Sure enough, I stood up and a little gush of fluid came out. I still wasn’t 100% convinced but when I walked downstairs more and more fluid came out and then I knew that it was my water breaking.

I called the midwife’s office to confirm that my water broke and asked if I needed to go directly to the hospital. I wasn’t having any contractions yet, so I thought I might be able to stay home a bit, but they said since we were 45 min from the hospital, just to come on in. I called Scott, my mom and my sister.

Scott took about 30 minutes to get home and I spent the time waiting packing up some last minute things, getting dressed and cleaning up the house a bit. I started having rather mild contractions, but didn’t time them because they really didn’t hurt that much. After he got home he spent a about 15 minutes getting his stuff ready and then we were off at around 10:15. I forgot some paperwork so we had to go back to the house and also had to stop for gas. It was probably about 10:30 when we left Massillon.

By this time my contractions we getting much more painful, so I decided to time them. They were 3 minutes apart. As I said before, it takes 45 minutes to get to the hospital, so by the time we were near, my contractions were really painful and still every 3 minutes.

Here’s where the story gets interesting…Scott cannot remember what exit to get off at. We had only been to the hospital once and I was in no shape to remember the exit either!! We ended up getting off at the wrong one, getting lost for about 5 minutes and then finally found that little blue ‘H’ sign and followed it straight to the ER where Scott dropped me off and left to park the car. It is now 11:15AM.

I go into the ER and say “I’m having a baby, I need to go to Labor & Delivery” and everyone in the ER stares at me and one of the nurses says “Honey, there is no L&D here…you are at the wrong hospital.”

I freaked out!! We were at the wrong hospital!! I wanted to leave, but they wouldn’t let me. They promised to transfer me to Akron City, but first I had to get admitted to St. Thomas, get checked out, and then get transferred. Now I am really freaking out because 1) Scott has no idea what is going on and is off parking the car 2) my contractions are getting VERY painful and 3) I feel so stupid. After they finally find Scott they pack me up in the ambulance and get me to City which is thankfully, only 5 min away.

I get admitted to City at around 11:45AM. My midwife was already there. I was in so much pain at this point that I told her that I wasn’t sure I could do this naturally. She examined me and told me that I was already 8 cm!!!!! I couldn’t believe it! She said, “well, you’re almost done…” and then I told her “oh, if that is the case, I can do it!” and they wheeled me off to a delivery room.

My sister arrived from Toledo about 5 minutes after I got into the delivery room! I wanted to get into the shower immediately, but they wanted to do a quick check of me and the baby. Everything was fine, so off to the shower I went. The hot water felt so good! I stayed in there for few contractions, but then I started moving around. I was everywhere and in every position possible! Let me tell you that it’s true that you no longer care about modesty when you are in labor. I was wearing a long tank top, but that’s it and I didn’t care who saw what (and let me tell you there was lots to see). I also made a lot of noise during the contractions, low moaning noises seemed to feel best, but there was a couple times I let out some loud high-pitched screams!

The contractions started to get really intense and I could tell I was in transition. It hurt so much. I was completely dilated at 12:36 and they started having me try to push then. I only pushed when I felt like I wanted to. Some contractions would go by and I wouldn’t try to push at all. I moved around a lot, tried different positions. Trying to push was so difficult. I felt that I couldn’t do it; like my body wasn’t strong enough. I started to get really scared around 1:00. I felt like my pushing wasn’t effective and that the baby was never going to come out.

By 1:30 I was in hell. I vomited twice. The pain during the contractions was unreal. I felt my body tiring out. I kept saying “I can’t do this. I can’t do this.” I was crying and asking for a c-section or to “just get this baby out.” I also kept saying how tired I was and how I “just wanted to go to sleep in my bed with Sammie [my cat].” I cried. I screamed. I swore. I made every noise imaginable. I squirmed around in every position imaginable. It was hard to get into different positions because I was so tired and everything hurt so much, but moving around did help.

Unbelievably, I was able to rest in between contractions. I would close my eyes and try to sleep. I know that there were only minutes between them, but I felt like each break was a very long time. At this point they really wanted me to try pushing harder. My sister was trying to coach me through them. But I was so tired! My body felt like it was giving up. All I wanted to do was have the pain stop and go to sleep. I tried pushing with each contraction, but the pain was just too much. I could tell I wasn’t pushing effectively and I was so angry at myself for not being able to.

My midwife suggested I go back and sit on the toilet. I did and I felt better. I would grip the door handle during contractions and lean forward. My pushing became more effective. My midwife checked me out while I was sitting. I kept telling her that I couldn’t do this. I was so scared at this point. I really thought the pain would never, ever end. I was scared that I wasn’t going to be able to push the baby out. The fear took over my body and that was all I could think about.

At this point my midwife asked if I wanted an epidural. Don’t worry—they were never going to actually give me one at this point. There was no way they could. The baby was almost all the way out. They were just trying to get me to relax.

I was so terrified at this point I said “yes, give me an epidural.” This was the first time during the entire labor I asked for pain meds. When I made that decision, I felt angry at myself again for not being able to do it without meds, but the prospect of the pain going away was too tempting that it overrode the disappointment I felt.

Again, they were never intending to actually give me the epidural. I think they were thinking I would relax if I thought the pain was going to go away. And guess what? It worked!! They put the IV in, with just plain fluids, to “prepare” me for my epidural. Within 2 minutes of the IV going in, I pushed through 2 contractions and the baby was out!!

I can’t describe how good it felt when he finally came out. It was like all the pain vanished. It was gone. I felt so good. I delivered the placenta a few minutes later and again, the feeling was unbelievably wonderful. Scott cut the cord and I could hear the baby crying as they checked him over.

But I wasn’t completely done. I was so surprised to feel contractions again. And they were painful. I just didn’t understand. I kept telling my midwife “I thought I was done! Why does it still hurt??” She saw that I was in real pain and asked if I wanted something for the pain through the IV. At this point, since the baby was out already, I agreed and they put something in the IV that took the edge off the new pain I was having. It turned out that I had a few really large blood clots that needed to come out. One came out spontaneously, but there were still some more stuck in there. Before I knew what was happening, my midwife shoved her hand up into my uterus and moved around and pulled out some insanely huge clots. It hurt so much when she did this, but I felt so much better after they were out.

I was bleeding too much for their comfort, so they gave me some pitocin in my IV to help stop the bleeding. This, along with the small amount of pain med added to my IV after the birth, was the only “un-natural” part of my labor. I couldn’t argue with them because the bleeding was honestly life threatening. I later learned that they were considering giving me a blood transfusion.

I didn’t have to have an episitomity and I didn’t tear at my perineum. I did have a very small tear on my right labia, which needed a few stitches.

By the time I was wheeled into my recovery room, I was hardly feeling any pain. I thought it might be because I did get some pain meds in my IV after the birth, and that was probably partly true, but really, I felt very good considering I just gave birth. After a few hours, I felt totally fine. They kept asking if I wanted more pain meds, but I didn’t need them (or any ice packs). I felt fine. And I was fine. I was walking around freely by the end of the night. For the rest of my stay I didn’t need any more pain meds and truly felt that I could easily go home on Thursday instead of Friday. But since I lost so much blood, they needed me to stay till Friday. I kept Collin in my room almost the entire time. If I wasn’t going to the bathroom, I was holding him in my arms. I spent hours just staring at him while he slept in my arms. It’s difficult being home and having other stuff that needs to be done and not being able to hold him all the time!

We left the hospital on Friday and have been settling in at home ever since.

Collin is, so far, the best behaved baby ever. This might be due to the fact that he was 2 weeks early and he’s just tired out, but he sleeps very well and eats like a little champ. He hardly ever cries (no shrieking yet!) and when he does cry it’s quickly remedied by fixing whatever was bothering him. Again, he’s only a few days old so I’m not counting my chickens before they hatch. He may turn out to be a very fussy baby, but for some reason, I don’t see that happening!

Cross posted in a million places including: tiramisu_milano, naturalbirth, octbabies2006, ohio_mommies

Collin's First Pictures

2006-10-21T17:06:27Z

Hi everyone!! As you might have all guessed, I had my baby this past Wednesday!

Collin Henry Joseph Kornish
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
1:53PM
6 pounds, 1 oz
19 inches long

I will write more about the labor/delivery later. It's such a great story! It was amzaing.

But I will leave you with a few pictures! We already have taken like 50, but I'll just post a few.

Pop

2006-10-18T13:40:48Z

I think my water just broke.

As in, MY WATER JUST BROKE!!!!

I was laying in bed, reading, heard a 'popping' noise along with what felt like a little kick from the baby and I stood up, felt liquid running down, got to the bathroom and saw I was soaked through my undies and pj pants.

IS THIS IT???????????

Called Kathy, mom, and now am on the phone with the doctor.

I'm not ready yet!!! Not ready!!!!

I'm not even having contractions!!!!!!!!!!

Week 38 Appointment

2006-10-17T19:50:09Z

What an exciting appointment!

Turns out I do not have GBS !! Yea!! No IV's for me during labor!!

I still have that pesky yeast infection

I was concered about my discharge because it seemed a bit watery to me and I was worried that it might be amnio fluid , so they did a quick check and it's NOT. So that's all good. She said it's probably just from the yeast infection.

She said I am losing my mucus plug

AND she did a quick internal exam and found the baby VERY, VERY LOW and I am already 3cm dialated!!!

She says I am well on my way to going into labor. I told her that I wanted the baby to stay in until the weekend so we could finish the nursery and she said "the baby doesn't care if the nursery is finished." and looked at me like she thought the baby might come sooner than that.

All in all, very exciting. My sister and mom are more freaked out than I am. They seem to think I am going to have the baby like NOW or in the next few days. I am still having a difficult time believing that I will ever go into labor. It's a weird feeling. Like I just don't think it's going to ever happen, so I am not stressed or phased by the news that I am 3cm. For some reason this news freaks everyone else out.

I'm off to try and finish painting. Wouldn't be be great if I got all that done today??

A Request

2006-10-17T10:48:20Z

Dear Baby,

Please stay in until at least Saturday. That way you will have a nice, finished room to sleep in. If you come before then, you are going to have to sleep in a tiny bassinett in our room and have to deal with your mother being extra annoyed at having to finish the room while you are here.

So please, just hang in there 5 more days. That's all I am asking. Oh, and don't hurt me too much when you do come out.

love,
your mother

Dr Appointment Today & Insurance Question

2006-10-17T10:24:36Z

I have my week 38 appointment today at 2:15. I get the results of my GBS test. Let's hope its negative so I don't have to have an IV during labor! Although someone told me they can adminster the antibiotics as a series of injections instead of the IV...will have to check on that.

I also need to bring my birth plan with me. Must remember to print it out.

And I need to ask my midwife how my baby will be medically insured. Does the baby automatically go onto my plan and then after the birth I need to register him? Do I have to call my company and tell them I'm pregnant? Or do I wait until the baby is born? I hate dealing with insurance because it's never the same for anyone (even if you are with the same company) and it's always so damned confusing.

Progress on Baby's Room

2006-10-17T00:35:39Z

By the end of this week, the baby's room will be DONE!!!

Timeline:

Today: put caulking in spaces between paneling/molding, paint trim/doors

Tomorrow: paint walls

Thursday: CARPET INSTALLED in morning!!

Friday: move furniture in!

Here are some before/during pics...finished room pics to come this weekend!!!

Before:

Before:

After paneling was added:

Cat Scratch

2006-10-16T00:36:14Z

I was at my parents this weekend and since Scott was going to be working on the room all weekend, I decided to take Sammie with me. Otherwise, she'd be cooped up in the kitchen all day/night Saturday and all day Sunday! That's just not fair to her.

She's a good CarKitty. She just lays down in her carrier and sleeps a bit. Every now and then she'll let out a meow as if to say "Are we there yet?" Considering it's an hour drive, I am always worried she'll need to pee/poop, but she never has.

All was going well at the parents. Sammie loves it there because there are no other cats to watch out for and the house has two huge picture windows for her to look out. She loves watching the squirrels and leaves!

But then my sister came over for the shower on Saturday and Sammie freaked out and hid under the couch! She either is scared of Kathy or she smells Kathy's dog on her. I'm going with the dog smell.

Anyways, Sammie was being all weird when my sister was there and even when she left it took a good 2 hours for her to get back to normal. At one point, i tried picking her up and cuddling her, but she squirmed right out of my arms and left an 8 inch scratch across my pregnant belly It looks like she tried to do a c-section on me!!

To make a long story short, it hurt like hell when she did it (it bled) and it still hurts!! It's kinda red and puffy. I'm surprised at how much it hurts. I'll ask my midwife if there is anything to be concerned about at my appointment on Tuesday.

Mucus Plug

2006-10-15T23:42:19Z

I think I lost some of my mucus plug today! EKKKK! EWWWWW!

It was just a tiny bit. Clear & Slimy looking.

Doesn't mean much though, could mean I could go into labor today or 2 weeks from now.

Bu

Used Baby Gear

2006-10-15T21:31:59Z

I think I have gotten the Deal of the Year today! I have been searching craig's list, freecycle and some other places, just checking on baby stuff for sale since we still do not have a stroller, extra car seat base, pack n play, or highchair. I was thinking if I could get any of these items used and cheap it would be worth it.

Today I bought a used travel system (That is an infant car seat plus car base and matching stroller). It's made by Graco...it's a bit older...made in 1999, but in really, really good condition! And it's navy blue with a little red plaid. And it was...get this... $15.00 Yes, that is right, $15.00 for a full-sized stroller, infant care seat + base!!

I have already checked Graco's website for recalls on this model and there are none that I see, but I am going to call them tomorrow and check anyways.

Yes, it's an older model, but really, it's very nice and only $15.00!!!

I figure we will install this used one in the car we don't use as much and the new carseat in the car that the baby will be in most of the time. We were just going to get an extra base for the new car seat, but it's $50.00-- just for the extra base!! And the new car seat fits into the used stroller. So it doesn't match and it looks a tad weird, but between not buying a brand new matching stroller and an extra car seat base, we saved... $165.00

I'm having a little bit of a difficult time with using used stuff for the baby. Sure, I want everything brand new and pretty, but I just have to ask myself these questions: 1) Do we really have the money to buy everything brand new?? 2) How long will we be using this item?

No, we really don't have the money to buy everything new. And the baby won't be using this stuff for a long time anyways. And I tell myself, IF we have another child, much later on, maybe we'll be in a better financial place and then I can buy new stuff, right? But for now, I just have to suck it up and be grateful that we can even afford used items.

NOT READY YET...STAY IN!!

2006-10-13T22:20:16Z

I took a little nap this afternoon and when I woke up I was feeling VERY crampy down there. AND feeling pelvic pressure for the first time.

My inital reaction was "NOOOOOOO!!! I have 2.5 WEEKS left!!! I am not ready to have this baby now!!!"

I started freaking out. And still am!

I really need these next two weeks. I am not like the other moms out there that want their babies early. I am so scared about actually having a baby to take care of for the rest of my life I know I will be a good mom and I am excited about the baby, but I am scared to death at the same time.

I am also scared about labor. I know I can do it, but I am still scared.

And we just don't have anything ready! Nothing ready!! No room! Nothing set up! No crib set up! The carseat isn't installed! I don't have my hospital bag packed yet! The house is still messy! I have 2 more baby showers to go to!!!!

I am just not ready. I need my 2 more weeks.

Snow

2006-10-12T19:48:29Z

Scratch that last comment about it not snowing here.

It's now snowing here

You have GOT to be kidding me.

Out, OUT Damned Spot!!

2006-10-12T19:23:06Z

The nesting urge has hit once again. Partially brought on by the fact that one of the cats (Diesel???) POOOOOOOOPED on the kitchen floor!! I had him in there with Sammie the other day and I know that he hates using the kitchen little box, so I really wasn't suprised.

My kitchen floor is now cleaned within a inch of it's life. I still wouldn't eat off it...it's a really old gross lineloum floor...but at least it's clean(er) than it was. First I cleaned it with just water and bleach. Then I went over it again with Fabulosa! (Wal-Mart cheap brand floor cleaner). And then I rinsed it with plain hot water 3x. Also washed the bathroom floor.

I wish they made a product that made old lineloum floors shiny again. The floor is shiny right now because it's wet, but after it drys, it looks dingy again and dull. Is there anything out there that would make it shiny all the time????

Other things on my list today:

1. Find homes for all random crap lying around downstairs.

2. Maybe steam clean the corner of the living room again (I accidently put carpet powder cleaner down while it was wet last time and it's all white now)

3. Organize the basement a little bit

4. Write out a few thank you's for baby shower presents

Oh, can I mention how COLD it is outside??? Dude, what is UP with this crap??? It's really windy and very chilly even though the sun is shining! No snow here just yet.

Irritating

2006-10-12T02:16:59Z

These BH contractions are a bitch. They don't hurt, not really. They are just annoying. They make my abdomen rock hard and that is just uncomfy.

I know that real labor contractions will be worse, much worse, and I shouldn't be complaining about the BH ones. But, seriously, I've been having them for weeks! Labor will be hours...not weeks.

See, I just have to remember that during labor.

It's my new labor mantra:

This will be over soon. You have gone through 9 months of hell. Just a little bit more. It will all be over in a few short hours. YOU CAN DO IT. Just a few hours and everything will be over.

Week 37 Appointment

2006-10-11T21:19:44Z

Today I had my Week 37 Appointment.

Nothing really to report.

They tested me for Group Strep B (GBS) and I really hope it comes back negative. It's a bacteria that lives happily in 1:4 women, without causing any problems, until you give birth vaginally. If you have it, you have to go on IV antibiotics during labor. It's not a big deal as long as they give you the antibiotics.

I also mentioned the possible yeast infection and yep! I have one. Considering everything else that is going on down there, I am not really phased by this. There is so much leaking, discharge, cramping, etc that this is just "another thing."

They didn't do an internal exam because I asked them not to. As I stated before, as long as I haven't been bleeding or leaking amnio fluid, there is no reason to have an internal...yet. All it would tell you is if you were dialated and/or effaced, but at this point neither number would mean anything other than "you could go into labor now...or in 3 weeks" So why go through the pain of an internal exam?

I read that a lot of women get ultrasounds at their weekly visits to check amnio fluid, baby weight, etc. and I just think that if you aren't high-risk or have GD or some other condition-- why are you getting these?? They tell you next to nothing! Other than your OB trying to scare you into an inducement and/or C-section because "they baby is getting too big" which is total crap.

I was so tired driving home. It must be the icky weather. Grey, gloomy, and rainy. I took a nap with Sammie for a bit and read my book The Stolen Child which is really good if you like adult type fairy tales.

Off to take another shower cause my back is hurting and I am a tad stinky.

Just the normal stuff

2006-10-11T02:19:41Z

Since I am nearing the end of my pregnancy, all the 'normal' stuff seems to be happening. Nothing really that exciting. Maybe it's just not exciting to me because I am on a bunch of pregancy boards and I keep hearing about the same stuff over and over and over again. Things like 'mucus plug' 'bh contractions' 'water breaking' 'leaking fluid' 'dialation' 'effacement' 'baby dropping' 'stations' etc.

So, here's my little re-cap of events:

1) I have no idea how dialiated or effaced I am since I have not had an internal exam yet. My midwifes see no reason in doing internals that often, and I agree, because really, unless I am nearing my due date, there is nothing really to be learned. I could be 2cm dialated for weeks...or I could have the baby tomorrow. Plus, internal exams hurt like a bitch (or so I am told)

2) I have been having 'menstrual like cramps' or 'bh contractions' which are just preparing me for labor. They don't HURT, but are annoying. My abdomen just feels really,really hard most of the time.

3) I have WICKED BAD heartburn/acid reflux. As in vomiting up acid. It hurts so much. Plus, it makes me not want to eat anything. But, I am hungry, so I want to eat, but every time I eat, it makes me feel so ill.

4) I don't think the baby has 'dropped' yet

5) I don't think I've lost my mucus plug yet. I have been having a lot of icky discharge, which doesn't look mucusy, but more yeast-like. Great. That is all I need.

6) I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow at 11. I think they are testing me for Group Strep B and maybe doing an internal. I really don't want an internal yet, so unless they insist, I am going to decline.

My sister seems to think that since I am having 'menstrual like cramps' I am going to have the baby soon and she's calling me all the time. See, a lot of women on the pregnancy boards always ask "when do I know the contractions are real?" I don't ask this question because I am a firm believer in that I will KNOW when they are real. I will just KNOW. And I know that what I am feeling now isn't the real thing just yet.

Still Awake

2006-10-09T10:27:26Z

So now it's 6:30AM and I'm back downstairs after a failed attempt at trying to sleep. I went back upstairs at around 2:30...tossed and turned for about 2 hours. Managed to fall alseep only to get violenty awakened by the urge to vomit! What is THAT all about??? I must have been sitting at the edge of the bed for a while cause Scott woke up and asked what was wrong. I told him I was fine, turned on the window fan (it was getting hot upstairs) and with the cool air blowing in, was able to sleep for like 30min.

I wish Scott would wake up to go to work already. Usually he (we) get up at 5:30...but like I said, he wasn't feeling well yesterday and he must have set his alarm for either 6:30 or 7 (he doesn't have to be at work till 8) I really want to read upstairs in bed. Tried to read downstairs, but the couches are just not comfy for reading.

Baby Shower!!

2006-10-08T17:56:24Z

My baby shower is today!!!

Excited!!!