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37 week update
I had my 37 week appointment yesterday at 37w2d. This appointment was
slightly "off" of my normal appointment schedule because it was with the nurse-midwife at the birth center instead of with the doctor. The doctor wanted me to make sure to have an appointment with the midwife, just in case she helps with the birth. My next appointment with the doctor is Monday--these appts are really close together! Anyway, I saw the nurse-midwife once before for a pelvic exam before I was pregnant. I felt a distinct lack of connection with her then and unfortunately I felt it at this prenatal appointment as well. It is complicated to explain, but I just do not a get a comfortable vibe from her and do not feel a "click" at all. Hopefully, it will be a non-issue and I won't see her again. It isn't that she isn't nice or anything, but just that she seems spacey and doesn't come across as very competent or smart. The details of the visit were good bp (120/64), gained one pound (in 1.5 weeks), trace of leukocytes like usual, fundal height 35 cm. I didn't get to try to my tricky double weighing plan because I was in the same birth room as at my last appt (the one I think that has a "heavy" scale). She didn't tell me the baby's heartrate and I forgot to ask--she poked on him a bit as well to make him move and was pleased with his "reactivity." I reported in about losing bits of my mucous plug and she said that it was a good sign. She also said that she would predict that I will have the baby a few days before the edd, but not to hold her to it! I got loads of ego boosts yesterday as well--when I came out of the restroom and sat down in the waiting area, the receptionist said, "you are just so *cute*!" Another pregnant woman came in as well and we chatted a bit about our due dates and so forth and when she found out that I am due shortly, she said "you look so good!" Then, after the nurse took my bp and left to go get the midwife, she shut the door, then opened it again and peeked her head back in and said, "you just look really good." The nurse-midwife also said it when she came in. Later, I trained a new person at work and she told me that I looked great, as did two of my other co-workers. I must have been having a really good day or something--I have never had so many compliments in one day in my life! It was nice :-) In other news, we decided to return our majorly humongous convertible carseat and get an infant sized one instead. It was somewhat of a hassle to return (involving two trips to Target--one 30 miles away from my house--and roping in the person that bought the seat originally, who bought it on behalf of my mom and was reimbursed by her). Anyway, it ended up taking 3 hours and trips to *6* stores before we managed to find & buy an infant car seat. Who knew it would be so difficult? It wasn't because we couldn't decide, it was because the stores were either out of seats, or didn't carry infant seats at all (but did have boosters). We became convinced that we weren't going to find one and would likely have the baby that night (labor being brought on from the miles of walking and looking for seats!). We ended up buying one at 8:15 at night, at K-Mart--the last place we went (we tend to boycott K-Mart). It was handily on sale for $41.99, instead of $50, so it was meant to be :-) Going to put it in the car tonight! My mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to have a "cook-a-thon" for meals and baked goods to freeze for use in the week or so after the baby is born. I'm so looking forward to more birth announcements--they should come piling in soon! -- Em edd 9/23/03 (37w3d) |
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37 week update
Em wrote in message ... My mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to have a "cook-a-thon" for meals and baked goods to freeze for use in the week or so after the baby is born. I'm so looking forward to more birth announcements--they should come piling in soon! -- Em edd 9/23/03 (37w3d) How exciting that you're getting so close! Do you have names picked out yet? Too bad about the spacey midwife, but lucky you for getting so many compliments! I guess you just have to face that fact that you're cute and that you look good! Have fun with your cookathon!!! laurie mommy to Jessica, 29 months and Christopher, 4 months *This email address is now valid* |
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37 week update
"Em" ha scritto nel messaggio
news:nz66b.367272$o%2.165409@sccrnsc02... I had my 37 week appointment yesterday at 37w2d. This appointment was slightly "off" of my normal appointment schedule because it was with the nurse-midwife at the birth center instead of with the doctor. The doctor wanted me to make sure to have an appointment with the midwife, just in case she helps with the birth. My next appointment with the doctor is Monday--these appts are really close together! Anyway, I saw the nurse-midwife once before for a pelvic exam before I was pregnant. I felt a distinct lack of connection with her then and unfortunately I felt it at this prenatal appointment as well. It is complicated to explain, but I just do not a get a comfortable vibe from her and do not feel a "click" at all. Hopefully, it will be a non-issue and I won't see her again. It isn't that she isn't nice or anything, but just that she seems spacey and doesn't come across as very competent or smart. I'm sorry you didn't click with your midwife, but at least you found out what she's like before you actually *needed* her! The details of the visit were good bp (120/64), gained one pound (in 1.5 weeks), trace of leukocytes like usual, fundal height 35 cm. I didn't get to try to my tricky double weighing plan because I was in the same birth room as at my last appt (the one I think that has a "heavy" scale). She didn't tell me the baby's heartrate and I forgot to ask--she poked on him a bit as well to make him move and was pleased with his "reactivity." I reported in about losing bits of my mucous plug and she said that it was a good sign. She also said that she would predict that I will have the baby a few days before the edd, but not to hold her to it! Good - keep up the good work :-) The "heavy" scale probably showed a little more than you actually gained, so don't worry about that. And the fundal height is good - my ob/gyn marked mine with an "X" (she explained that means under the rib cage) at 35+ weeks already! I tell you having the uterus up to your ribs is not the most comfy thing in the world, I find myself unconsciouscensly stretching and stretching to make myself more comfortable! Fortunately, she said the baby should drop soon (it is head-down) which will make me more comfy - I hope ;-) I got loads of ego boosts yesterday as well--when I came out of the restroom and sat down in the waiting area, the receptionist said, "you are just so *cute*!" Another pregnant woman came in as well and we chatted a bit about our due dates and so forth and when she found out that I am due shortly, she said "you look so good!" Then, after the nurse took my bp and left to go get the midwife, she shut the door, then opened it again and peeked her head back in and said, "you just look really good." The nurse-midwife also said it when she came in. Later, I trained a new person at work and she told me that I looked great, as did two of my other co-workers. I must have been having a really good day or something--I have never had so many compliments in one day in my life! It was nice :-) It's so good to hear people are being so nice! People are already starting to look at me like I should be on bed-rest or deliver any minute now! Yesterday I had a really lovely day with my DH - we went on a nice whole-day trip (a lot of walking, sitting at the cafe watching the world go by, taking photos, having a fantastic lunch and ending the day with a sunset swim - I loved it!) and he kept being amazed on how good I looked and how light on my feet I was (and I was having a good day - no backache/pain under the ribs) and how I managed to be around for 10 hours without being even slightly tired/wanting to lie down/take a nap, whatever. Days like these really feel good - so enjoy your ego boost :-) In other news, we decided to return our majorly humongous convertible carseat and get an infant sized one instead. It was somewhat of a hassle to return (involving two trips to Target--one 30 miles away from my house--and roping in the person that bought the seat originally, who bought it on behalf of my mom and was reimbursed by her). Anyway, it ended up taking 3 hours and trips to *6* stores before we managed to find & buy an infant car seat. Who knew it would be so difficult? It wasn't because we couldn't decide, it was because the stores were either out of seats, or didn't carry infant seats at all (but did have boosters). We became convinced that we weren't going to find one and would likely have the baby that night (labor being brought on from the miles of walking and looking for seats!). We ended up buying one at 8:15 at night, at K-Mart--the last place we went (we tend to boycott K-Mart). It was handily on sale for $41.99, instead of $50, so it was meant to be :-) Going to put it in the car tonight! Wow, just reading about your search for the infant car seat made me tired ;-) Glad you find one at the end, and at a such a good price - ours was around 66 US$ (compatible with the stroller). My mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to have a "cook-a-thon" for meals and baked goods to freeze for use in the week or so after the baby is born. I bet that was a lot of fun! What did you prepare? My mother will be staying with me after DH starts working again so she offered to cook/clean/do laundry/iron, etc. for 3 weeks or so (she will take a paid leave after DH goes back to work). I know it's embarrassing to admit, but I don't really feel much like cooking now (with the heat and all), so DH is the designated cook during the weekends, and I usually make something really quick for myself during the week (like pasta & already prepared pesto sauce, fresh veggies and mozzarella, omelettes, etc.). I'm so looking forward to more birth announcements--they should come piling in soon! Yes - I can't wait to hear from Linda, Shannon and Lissie - they should be having their babies any time now! Be well, Elly 36 weeks today! (27 days to go!) EDD October 6th |
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37 week update
"Tiina Kartovaara" wrote in message
Em wrote: I got loads of ego boosts yesterday as well--when I came out of the restroom and sat down in the waiting area, the receptionist said, "you are just so *cute*!" Another pregnant woman came in as well and we chatted a bit about our due dates and so forth and when she found out that I am due shortly, she said "you look so good!" Then, after the nurse took my bp and left to go get the midwife, she shut the door, then opened it again and peeked her head back in and said, "you just look really good." The nurse-midwife also said it when she came in. Later, I trained a new person at work and she told me that I looked great, as did two of my other co-workers. I must have been having a really good day or something--I have never had so many compliments in one day in my life! It was nice :-) Glad to hear all is well, and I just had to comment on this! I too loved hearing "you look great" during my pg, and if I say so myself, I did hear it a lot! Maybe people were expecting me to look ill and miserable, with my advanced age and all. ;-) And now I guess I look okay, considering I gave birth three days ago, since I keep hearing the same thing! My stomach is actually much less floppy than I expected it to be after a second birth - in loose clothing, I almost look the way I used to, except for the boobs, that is. So, enjoy those compliments - after the postpartum period, they will probably stop! Oh, I'm definitely enjoying them while they last! You might be able to identify with this also though--I can't help but wonder if they are only saying nice things, because they secretly think I look awful! (the greasy-hair-covered-by-the-bandana-syndrome, you know, when you get tons of compliments about what a cute way to wear your hair!). Most of the time, I just decide to accept the compliments and enjoy them though, not think up ulterior meanings (I look fine to myself :-). Sounds like you are really bouncing back after Joel's birth! I hope I do the same after my baby! -- Em edd 9/23/03 (38 weeks today!) |
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37 week update
"Elly" wrote in message
"Em" ha scritto nel messaggio I'm sorry you didn't click with your midwife, but at least you found out what she's like before you actually *needed* her! I double checked with my doctor at my 38 week visit yesterdat to make sure that the doctor will be the one present for the birth and not this midwife and she assured me that it will be her (the doctor). She also said they've only had to do three births (out of 100 since they opened two years ago) in the birth room with fewer amenities, so I don't need to worry about having to be in there either. Good - keep up the good work :-) The "heavy" scale probably showed a little more than you actually gained, so don't worry about that. Well, I was weighed on the non-heavy scale yesterday and it was consistent, so I guess I really did have a growth spurt a few weeks ago! I really feel like I'm packing it on in this last trimester--2 more pounds in a week this time. Total gain is 27 pounds. I guess that is only 11 pounds in the last 11 weeks, but it still feeling like it is really picking up the pace lately! I still would like to have the baby without hitting the 150 mark though (3 pounds away). And the fundal height is good - my ob/gyn marked mine with an "X" (she explained that means under the rib cage) at 35+ weeks already! I tell you having the uterus up to your ribs is not the most comfy thing in the world, I find myself unconsciouscensly stretching and stretching to make myself more comfortable! Fortunately, she said the baby should drop soon (it is head-down) which will make me more comfy - I hope ;-) My baby has never felt very high. I do get the uterus-under-the-ribs feeling sometimes when I lean too far forward, but usually I'm fairly comfortable. I haven't ever had a foot in the ribs either, which I think also points to my not carrying him very high. Your baby will likely drop soon I would imagine! Wow, just reading about your search for the infant car seat made me tired ;-) Glad you find one at the end, and at a such a good price - ours was around 66 US$ (compatible with the stroller). It was a horrible search! I'm so glad it is over and the seat is installed! My mom is coming to visit this weekend and we are going to have a "cook-a-thon" for meals and baked goods to freeze for use in the week or so after the baby is born. I bet that was a lot of fun! What did you prepare? We made quite a lot of things: lasanga, ziti, hamburgers (cooked and frozen in two packs to be re-heated later); 4 pounds of seasoned ground beef to make into spaghetti and such, pumpkin bread, and applesause muffins. We also made cookie dough using pastuerized liquid egg stuff so that I could eat a healthy helpign raw! (hmm. No wonder the two pound gain by this last appointment ;-) My mother will be staying with me after DH starts working again so she offered to cook/clean/do laundry/iron, etc. for 3 weeks or so (she will take a paid leave after DH goes back to work). I know it's embarrassing to admit, but I don't really feel much like cooking now (with the heat and all), so DH is the designated cook during the weekends, and I usually make something really quick for myself during the week (like pasta & already prepared pesto sauce, fresh veggies and mozzarella, omelettes, etc.). It is great that your mom is going to take leave like that to help you! One of my pregnancy books (the Sears one) says that new mothers should be treated like "queens for a month" after delivery and not have to do any household chores. I like that idea just fine. We are going to play it by ear and if I feel like I need it, my mom will come to stay with us after DH goes back to work (he will have one week off and one week of half-time). -- Em edd 9/23/03 (38 weeks today!) |
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"Em" ha scritto nel messaggio
news:BWr7b.406035$Ho3.61595@sccrnsc03... Total gain is 27 pounds. I guess that is only 11 pounds in the last 11 weeks, but it still feeling like it is really picking up the pace lately! That's really not bad! My total gain is 30 lbs and I'm a 1,5 weeks or so less pregnant than you are! I was glad not to hear any comments from my ob/gyn at the 35+ weeks appt, though ;-) And the fundal height is good - my ob/gyn marked mine with an "X" (she explained that means under the rib cage) at 35+ weeks already! I tell you having the uterus up to your ribs is not the most comfy thing in the world, I find myself unconsciouscensly stretching and stretching to make myself more comfortable! Fortunately, she said the baby should drop soon (it is head-down) which will make me more comfy - I hope ;-) My baby has never felt very high. I do get the uterus-under-the-ribs feeling sometimes when I lean too far forward, but usually I'm fairly comfortable. I haven't ever had a foot in the ribs either, which I think also points to my not carrying him very high. Your baby will likely drop soon I would imagine! Someone told me carrying the baby high means it's a girl, which would be consistent with you feeling the baby not that high and knowing you're expecting a boy ;-) I do wish your words about my baby dropping soon are coming true :-) I have this *odd* feeling around the cervix, and when I feel the breathing and hiccups, it's rather low on my left-to-centre side, so I think the baby is on it's way to engage (I still have this paranoid fear every once in a while that the baby would turn head-up, although my ob/gyn said at the last U/S when I was 31+ weeks that that's very unlikely - I do believe her, though, I don't think there is enough room left in there for it to do a major turn like that!). My mother will be staying with me after DH starts working again so she offered to cook/clean/do laundry/iron, etc. for 3 weeks or so (she will take a paid leave after DH goes back to work). It is great that your mom is going to take leave like that to help you! One of my pregnancy books (the Sears one) says that new mothers should be treated like "queens for a month" after delivery and not have to do any household chores. I like that idea just fine. We are going to play it by ear and if I feel like I need it, my mom will come to stay with us after DH goes back to work (he will have one week off and one week of half-time). To be quite honest, although I'm quite grateful for my mother for saving her paid leave like that (I think she took only 2 days off work paid leave since she found out about the pregnancy, and that was a looong time ago and she could have used some time off!), I decided I'd prefer her to still be working while DH is at home with the baby and me. My mother isn't very interfering person, but I think it would be better if DH &I had some privacy with the baby, at least for a week or so. DH is excellent in all household chores, so while he's at home he can do whatever she can do. Then, when he goes back to work, she can step in. By then will have more practice with my baby and, although, as I said, I don't think my mother will be one of those new grandmothers who constantly look behind your back and tell you you should/shouldn't do this and that, I will be more independent about handling the baby. The only thing is, she will probably be at home anyway - she has to do a minor surgery on her left hand (to cut out some *wild* tissue growing there) and the surgeon told her the best time frame for it would be end of September/beginning of October since after it she won't be allowed to wet her hands for a while, and we're still going swimming ATM. So if she does the a week before my due date (assuming I don't have the baby in the next 24 days!), she will have at least 2 weeks to heal (counting the week before EDD and the week after EDD, when DH is at home). She even wanted to postpone the surgery because she is worried she won't be able to help me bath the baby :-)) Anyway, I think a couple of the weeks after the baby is born is the best time for both of the parents to bond with the baby; then the relatives and step in and do some bonding of their own :-) Elly 36 weeks + 3 days (24 days to go!) EDD October 6th |
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