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Doing ok over here.

Baby is the cutest thing ever and eating well and so far bfing has been going really well
Recovery on me has been brutal. I have a third degree tear and then a few smaller ones I think so I'm so sore and cannot sit down. I'm hoping everything gets better soon because at this point I'm in soooo much pain.

We are super in love with our little man though, I will try to post a pic today! Hope everyone is doing well!

@Bao: any tips? Mine is almost to my butt I think. I didn't want to ask and I don't want to look!

@Mrs. Champagne: did they give you dermaplast? Use that as much as you can and the peri bottle after the bathroom. Do you have a boppy? Try sitting on that. Going to the bathroom was the worst for me it hurt so bad.

@Mrs. Champagne: I had a 4th degree last year. It does gradually get better, although, I still have a hard time sitting upright for a long period of time. I'm sure LO isn't making it any better. Just baby it and do lots of "lean sitting" instead of trying to be upright too much. Also, don't look!

dermaplast is good...also epifoam...did they give you some in the hospital?

I also felt it was reliving to use tucks pads when wiping and take a lot of colace to make it softer. It took me about a week and a half to start feeling functional. At my check up at 5 weeks, I was pretty well mended.

@Mrs. Champagne: @Bao: the dermaplast with added antibacterial stuff in it STINGS when you first spray it on. Make sure to get the regular blue can...not the red!

@Dandelion: @Bao: thanks for the tips ladies! hoping i feel better soon. thank the lord my mom is here for a few days and DH has been awesome. Haven't changed a diaper yet!! lol.

Baby sleeps sooo much. I hope thats normal! I think my milk is in or about to come in.. boobs are rock hard and huge!

Today I had my last appointment at the diabetes clinic. Ultrasound tomorrow!

I noticed my first stretch marks today. They LITERALLY popped up overnight. I almost made it! Is it selfish that this has made me totally ready for baby to come?

@BabyBoecksMom: I LOVE that you guys are going with Cora, that is just the prettiest name!! It goes so well with W!

I'm SO sorry to hear about your induction, I can 100% commiserate- that is the exact reason why mine got put on hold too Basically they had me at the top of the list to be induced when they had a slow time, but a slow time never came. I cried ALL DAY on Friday thinking he would never come, my blood pressure was a wreck from the stress and PIH, I had the worst headache, was throwing up, then E stopped moving late in the day no matter what I did and I FREAKED and went in to L&D.

My BP at that point was 148/103, so they admitted me- JUSSAYIN.... sometimes there can be a reason to keep you. At that point I just happened to go into labor anyway

@Dandelion: sooo excited for you, wishing you an excellent u/s tomorrow!

@Mrs. Champagne: I agree to everything recommended above- Dermaplast, Tucks pads, stool softener, peri bottle, and epi foam. I was a hurtin' cowpoke for about 2-3 weeks with my last one. I'm sore, but it was way easier the second time on me. Also- my bathroom bff: the detachable shower head. Use that bad boy for irrigation a few times a day, it was much better than the sitz bath for me. I took a photo of those products since I'm spending a lot of time with them right now:

@fussygal: I didn't get regular checks, just two stretch & sweeps at 40w2d & 40w5d (2nd I believe put me into labour). I bled A LOT after those. Not sure how they compare to a regular check. But for me it was like full on first day of your period bleeding, for probably 6-10hrs? I also lost my mucous plug with the first stretch & sweep which was lovely.

As for me, things continue to go well here, Aaron is a week old tomorrow!! We had our best night last night, I gave him his last feed later than normal (1030ish) and he didn't wake up until almost 2, then not again til almost 530! I felt like a new woman this morning. Unfortunately, he had a lot of broken sleep today because of outings, and is now fighting sleep at 11pm. Might be a long night

@BabyBoecksMom: Yay!!

Had my NST, ultrasound and prenatal appointment today. It was as long as it sounds, lol.

Baby is sideways, lol. that solved the mystery of which Dr was right...neither! His head is on my right and bottom is on the left, with his feet and hands down, tickling my bladder.

He's measuring really well, estimating at 7 lbs, 3 oz, so they're predicting a 7.5 pound baby. Not too bad!

My cervix is still at 1, and I'm having some regular contractions, per the NST, but they're not doing anything...proven by my non-moving cervix.

So, next week is the end of my prenatal appointments! One NST on Tuesday, and then a final Dr appointment on Friday, just 3 days before LO has his birthday.

I still keep whispering to LO that he can come before, though. Not today or tomorrow, though...we close on our new house tomorrow evening, lol. After that, he's welcome. (he's welcome today or tomorrow...it would just make things a little more difficult than we like, lol.)

11 more days!

@BabyBoecksMom: Well, I think I'd be uncomfortable at 37, almost 38 weeks anyways, but it's more of a mental thing. We just want it all over with and have our healthy baby with us in our arms. Waiting until the very end to know if we have a live baby is tough.

@BabyBoecksMom: So exciting!! Good luck!

@BabyBoecksMom: congrats again!

@Dandelion: They really are so quick! is it just you and I left?? Crazy! My due date is Thursday but I have a suspicion she'll go into next week. We'll see...

Is it really just the two of you left?? Wow that went quickly!! So many march babies arriving early & on time. Good luck to you both!!

Things around here are still really good, Aaron is still sleeping a lot but starting to be a bit more alert during the day & will sometimes go 3 1/2 hrs at night. Whoop! We took him out to a birthday party for some friends yesterday (many of whom have toddlers) and he was such a hit, I think there will be some new babies in our group in 9 months time! Tomorrow I'm going to try my first solo outing with him in the car - I want to do it before my husband goes back to work, to gain a bit of confidence!

@lemondrop: speaking of.....

http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-hazeleyes-is-here?replies=1#post-1515553

It's a boy!!!!

@fussygal: @Dandelion: I'm still here too! I haven't been on the boards much. Things have been crazy. Due date is Friday, but I'm getting antsy!

@HazelEyes: congrats!