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@psw27: Yikes! I hope you are feeling better!

@MissLace: @abbydabbydoodlebug: @lilteacherbee: I'm rooting for you ladies. Hope you get sweet snuggles soon!

@MissLace: All three of my deliveries were vaginal without major complications, and I stayed 2-3 nights. I was ready to leave after 1 night with #2 and #3, but newborns are monitored for 48 hours at my hospital, so I stayed 2 nights.

@JennyPenny: That's great progress after major surgery! I'm doing excellent. This is my fastest, easiest recovery yet. The uterine cramps were the most painful this time but I took ibuprofen for a few days. DDs are loving being big sister helpers. It melts my heart.

@littleblessings: @lilteacherbee: DH and I haven't completely ruled out #4 yet, so I'm going back to Mirena. It'll buy us some time to come to a solid decision about a fourth child.

I really thought I would go into labor last night (although I know I've been saying that the past few nights...). TMI, but I was in the bathroom a lot yesterday and was hoping that was the "cleaning out before labor starts" thing, and was also having contractions 3-5 mins apart again for a few hours but they didn't hurt. Then NOTHING all night. I guess on the bright side I got a pretty solid nights sleep only getting up once to pee and my toddler slept until 7:40 this morning which was pretty glorious haha Now just sitting here at 4 days overdue...

Recovery has been 100x better than my first recovery from hell. With lo1 I had a hard labor that ended with a csection and I couldnt walk for like 2 weeks! I thankfully was able to have a vbac with this one and it's not even comparable. I only stayed one night in the hospital (I pushed for early discharge because of my 18mo old at home), and am feeling good. Obviously pain down there but I am able to walk, drive, sleep (on my stomach! I had to sleep in an upright position after my csection because I was in so much pain). After having such a horribly, miserable experience last time, this feels like a dream!

Looks like I'll be having a C section next Thursday the 4th. I had my appt today and I still haven't dropped, dilated. I'm effaced 50%. Blah. My doctor said I make beautiful babies, but they just don't like to come out of my vagina, ha!

So I suppose I still have time to go into labor on my own, but I'm doubtful. At least DH and I can try to go on a date before baby comes. One more week!

Hello all my April mamas! Baby R has been giving me a run for my money. During the day while she's sleeping, DS is up and running wild, no naps. At night, this precious little girl does not know how to sleep!! Needless to say, our hearts are full and so all the bags under our eyes. We get very little sleep.

I'm 8 days pp and feel pretty great but at night is when all the moving I did during the day hits me but I've been off the meds since last Friday. I want my body to bounce back as well as it can on it's own. I have been pumping wonderfully so I am thankful for that. Still trying to figure out the best plan of pumping for the night. I never pumped to feed DS so it's different. I wake up almost every morning leaking everywhere. No fun.

I feel like I have wayyyy too much going on at times and like the day escapes me so I'm really just trying to figure out a game plan and stay sane. Between DH, DS, DD, school and taking care of myself, it's difficult but I'm sure I'll figure it out eventually.

Thank you to every who wished me and baby R warm wishes. You're all the best. AND kudos to the moms of 2+, you guys are the real MVPs.

@bubblegum: It can be SO hard adjusting to two! You're doing great, mama! Hope your oldest starts napping again!! Just try to survive at this point. It gets easier after the first couple of months when baby gets on some semblance of a routine.

@abbydabbydoodlebug: This will be my third planned c-section and so far, they've all gone so smoothly! It's weird to walk yourself into the OR and know you'll have a baby in just a little while, but it's very calm. The worst part for me (besides the anxiety around getting a spinal tap) was being nauseated but then they gave me a nice cocktail of something in my IV which calmed me down. I remember feeling so relaxed after the baby was born!

I honestly have no negative feelings about my c-sections! I'm a little nervous about now complications this time because it's my third one, but last time, they said my scar tissue, etc didn't look like an issue. (I had several abdominal surgeries as a child, so I'm always worried about that since I've been operated on a lot in that area!)

@abbydabbydoodlebug: I think the major difference is that an epidural is a continuous flow of meds and the spinal is just one injection. I used to be a big baby about needles/shots (traumatized by procedures from my childhood), but having babies and especially dealing with GD with DS1 has cured me of that. BUT the anxiety comes back with the spinal tap because I imagine it's pretty large and also because it freaks me out that I went numb in just seconds! However, that really was the worst part. Everything else was not bad at all!

Do you have a time yet for yours?

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Mine is at 8am! I've stayed 2 nights each time. With DS1, my C-section was at 9:30am on Thursday morning and we were home by 2 or 3pm on Saturday. With DS2, my C-section was at 7:30 am on Tuesday, but they took forever to get him for his circumcision (apparently, lots of boys born at the same time), so we were home around 6pm on Thursday.

We are lucky that we live around lots of family. My parents and in-laws will each have one the night before, then switch off and have the other the next day/night after they bring them to the hospital (they are switching mainly because DS2 is a handful and I don't want them to be too overwhelmed lol). The last night the boys will stay at our house with my sister.

Still pregnant (40w5d), at this rate it looks like he's going to make it to the induction tomorrow morning. So weird to think today is my daughters last day as an only child!

@lilteacherbee: Thank you so much love. I really hope you're right lol
@JennyPenny: ugh isn't it the worst!! Like come on kid let's get it together lol
@abbydabbydoodlebug: Thanks mama!

@bubblegum: I had the same experience with DD2. DD1 wasn't napping during the day, DD2 was awake all night. Plus I was pumping. What ended up working for DH and I was to split the nights into shifts. I would pump a bottle for DH to do a feed. He would stay in the living room with DD2 while I slept in the bedroom (away from her cries so I wouldn't wake up). I'd sleep for a solid 4 hours, say 9pm-1am and then DH and I would switch so he could get 5 hours before work. I needed that solid block of uninterrupted sleep in order to function. We are doing a similar schedule now that DS stays up all night. Don't worry, you'll find your groove and something that works for you and your family. The newborn period is so hard!

Heading to the hospital now for my 7am induction. Wish me luck!

I've been absent for awhile but everything's going well. We have some bad nights but mostly good! It's only 4am here but W slept from 12:30-4 and we had to wake him! Bliss for this mom!

We had our two week check yesterday and my c section incision is healing perfectly and I've been cleared for more activity (thank goodness I was going crazy!).

@MissLace: good luck!

@MissLace: Good luck!!! Can't wait to hear about your little guy!

@mrsmacSLP: Glad you're healing nicely! And yay for sleep

@JennyPenny: I scheduled my 5 week pp check at my appt yesterday. I'm nervous about being able to take it easy with two older kids, especially since DH goes back to work after a week. So thankful to have family nearby, though!

@JennyPenny: Realy? I thought 2 week checks were standard! My appointment was with a nurse but as I was walking out two midwives stopped me to see him obviously

@abbydabbydoodlebug: Yep, I really wanna hold out until the 4th, too! It's just so much easier now that we've figured out who will have the other kids and what days. Just 5 more days!!

Oh, and the insomnia is terrible here. A couple nights ago, I went to bed at 11, didn't fall asleep until 1, and then was awake betweeen 3-5. My mom had BOTH of my boys overnight because I had an appointment the next morning (and could have slept in until 8:30 or so), but I was up at 7

@abbydabbydoodlebug: 39+1, so I'm pretty sure I'll make it to then!

@MissLace: Awww! He is so sweet! Great job mama!

@lilteacherbee: I'll be 41 wks and I have a feeling that baby is gonna be 8.5lbs+! DD1 was 8'13" at 41 wks.

Was there anyone else who went to 41 wks? Lol

@abbydabbydoodlebug: yes with DS I went to 41 weeks and two days!