https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:13:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2882184 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 10:07:47 +0000 Mrs. Gumdrop 2882184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>this is so so late because i had an... incident. oh man. i had a pregnancy-induced brain bleed in month 4 a week before we moved back to the US from Thailand. so glad to be getting sorted. i ended up having an early c-section in July so my brain was less likely to rupture. now i've gotten a surgery that closes up the issue but takes 1-3 years to scar over. I get tested at the end of this summer to see how it's closing up. congrats everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2845200 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:08:41 +0000 bhbee 2845200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CoffeeMom: sending you and your family so many good thoughts! You are a trooper to do all that alone with 3! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2845186 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:42:36 +0000 CoffeeMom 2845186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A is now a little over two weeks old, and is doing great. She’s a trooper - we had to evacuate because of the hurricane, and it took two days of driving to get to our destination. Mostly because she needs to nurse so frequently, and I’m also paranoid about her being in her car seat for so long at such a young age. She was so good during the trip, and so were my older two. Hopefully the return trip goes as well or better. I’m exhausted, but it is what it is at this point since my husband stayed home to take care of our farm and animals. Positive thoughts for minimal damage would be appreciated!!</p> <p>Hope everyone is doing well and you are all safe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2845140 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:19:52 +0000 bhbee 2845140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Seslsesl: that’s awesome you get a long leave! I hear you on the germs. I am trying to get on them about hand sanitizer and washing but I’m not as good as I would like! We’ve also already had flu diagnosed in our area which is kind of freaking me out since I got it in March. </p> <p>I’m still trying to figure out the rhythm of things - since nursing is all over the place and I always seem to be running around for errands or pickups etc - but we all sure love her! I’ve been wearing her in the solly wrap and thinking of getting out the ergo too to survive the next month - dh is rarely home before bedtime and evenings are dicey for all of us. But it’s nice to know it will all even out in a couple months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2845098 Thu, 13 Sep 2018 07:23:15 +0000 Seslsesl 2845098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@math.nerd: Congratulations on your little girl!</p> <p>How is everyone?! Baby Miles is 6 weeks (almost 7!) old and time with him is flying! He's the sweetest, easiest baby and I'm trying to soak up every moment with him since he's our last baby.</p> <p>My husband and daughter went back to work/school, so Miles and I are settling into our new normal until I go back to work in a few months. I've been feeling so grateful for a long maternity leave - my personality is such that if I was going back at 12 weeks I'd already be freaking out about getting ready, getting his sleep on track, feeding, etc...but since I'm not going back until the end of January, I can just focus on baby snuggles and enjoying this time with him. </p> <p>I've been pretty germaphobic for no real reason - it's summer, it's not cold/flu season, but the back to school season makes me paranoid about germs, so I've been kind of quarantining the baby as much as possible with a 4.5 year old in the house. I think I've finally gotten over that and we've gotten out of the house a lot more this week. </p> <p>Hope everyone is doing well and would love to hear how everyone's adjusting with their little ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2844250 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 15:54:24 +0000 bhbee 2844250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our little one is 1 month today and I can’t believe it! The big kids still adore her (sometimes too much :happy: ). I’m pretty exhausted but I know that will get easier as she gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2844248 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 14:33:51 +0000 bhbee 2844248@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@math.nerd: congrats!! Glad she showed up on time! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2844239 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 11:45:17 +0000 CoffeeMom 2844239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@math.nerd: Congratulations!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2844235 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 11:09:18 +0000 math.nerd 2844235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello all!</p> <p>Violet Maple was born on 8/29 - without induction! I was scheduled to go in at 6am, but went into labor at 130am on my own. Hooray!</p> <p>Labor and delivery went mostly well - my husband was a champ, baby came out not crying and a bit purple, but recovered quickly. Some other minor hiccups, but after about 11 hours of labor and three pushes out she came!</p> <p>We're just trying to settle into life as a family of four. I'm missing the time I used to be able to devote to my son, but he's adorable with his baby sister and likes to show her lots of love. </p> <p>How is everyone else hanging in??? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2843031 Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:34:35 +0000 bhbee 2843031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@math.nerd: how are you doing??</p> <p>Hope September is bringing everyone lots of baby cuddles and maybe even some sleep :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/14#post-2842641 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 12:41:05 +0000 crazydoglady 2842641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: I would LOVE to not be pregnant anymore, but I was so not ready to be induced today. I am glad I know better about epidurals this go around. I had no idea it wasn't working right at the time.<br /> And I think your son's interactions with his sister sound just about right for a newly turned 2 year old. I mean the baby is cute and all, but popsicles? 😊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842570 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 05:06:01 +0000 LCTBQE 2842570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CoffeeMom: wow, after all this time on HB I didn't even know it was possible to develop pre-e during labor. Sounds like it didn't complicate things too much though?? And glad you're home. I left the hospital a day early, too--it was a shared room and I was just ready. It's so nice to be back in your own bed with your own non-industrial bathroom. </p> <p>@crazydoglady: oh good, it sounds like you're really comfortable with this plan. I had two membrane sweeps and they were legit 100x worse than my labor, but I had a blissful epidural :) 9/5 is pretty soon! and my son just turned 2 this week so I don't think this is how your boy is going to be, but he is not that interested in his sister. He's saying goodnight to her, he understands who she is and that she's staying, he's just ambivalent, haha. much more interested in popsicles and the Tonka dump truck that grandpa got him for his birthday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842486 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:31:08 +0000 bhbee 2842486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:heart: August Mamas :heart:<br /> Seslsesl: (#2) :boy: Miles born 7/29!<br /> bhbee (#3) :girl: Lydia born 8/8!<br /> 24th: LCTBQE (#2) :girl: born 8/24!<br /> 27th: coffeemom (#3) :girl: A born 8/27!<br /> 31st: Math.Nerd (#2) :girl:<br /> :heart: :heart: LabradorLover (2/9!!!!) :heart: :heart:</p> <p>repost if I messed up anyone's info :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842432 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:35:49 +0000 crazydoglady 2842432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: I'm so glad you had a positive experience and that gives me a lot of hope that it can go super well. It looks like I am going to stay a Sept mama. My blood pressure was a little on the high side which made me really nervous because that's why I was induced with my son. Luckily, it didn't concern her at all. So, we have my induction set for Sept 5th with the same OB who delivered my son (she was great.) I was only 1.5 cm and she did a membrane sweep which was freaking awful. I had like two contractions after and that was it. 😅 I'm "only" 38w4d, so I have time. </p> <p>So, how does big brother love the baby? What's it like so far with two? I bet she is just the cutest. ❤ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842374 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 12:04:21 +0000 CoffeeMom 2842374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: @LCTBQE: Thank you so much!</p> <p>We get to go home this afternoon. We thought it could have taken another day, since I developed pre eclampsia during labor, but numbers have come down enough that we can leave today. Our older two met their baby sister yesterday and are completely in love. Their first meeting totally melted my heart. :heart:<br /> So far nursing is going well, although she does have her days and nights mixed up. </p> <p>I hope everyone else is doing well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842360 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 11:06:31 +0000 LCTBQE 2842360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HI sorry I've been so late to reply! In zombie-land :) </p> <p>@CoffeeMom: YAYYYY congratulations! How are you feeling the first couple of days? Are you going home today, or tomorrow? How's the little boo??</p> <p>@math.nerd: Lady are you being induced right now?? Best of luck, I hope it goes super smoothly and your little girl is in your arms without a hitch :heart: :grin: can't wait to hear how you are. </p> <p>@crazydoglady: Hi hi, appointment is today, yes? keep us posted! Also saw that you saw, but I had such an unbelievably positive experience with induction and I just wanted to wish you all the best for something similar if they want to go that way. My OB told me several times (before, after, and with her follow up visit) that it went so well mostly because I'm a second-timer. She kept saying the easy birth is the payoff for how much worse the pregnancy is ;) my timeline with my son is that I went into labor naturally at 40+2, labored at home 12 hours, got to the hospital and was 4cm, 6-7cm by the time I got the epi an hour later (so it was progressing pretty fast by then)--then it slowed down and I had baby in arms 6 hours (with 25 mins of pushing) after I had the epidural put in. This time she came so fast I feel *really* fortunate that I was induced and not laboring in Manhattan traffic. They told me if I was to ever have a third that I'd need to deliver at a hospital like 10 mins from my house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842112 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 07:05:51 +0000 bhbee 2842112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CoffeeMom: oh congrats!! Hope you’re getting lots of baby snuggles and resting up! Are the siblings super excited? :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2842102 Tue, 28 Aug 2018 02:31:17 +0000 CoffeeMom 2842102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby A was born last night (8/27) after 16 hours of labor and 30 minutes of pushing. She’s 7 lb 12 oz (my biggest baby!) and 19”. She’s absolutely perfect and we are so in love! Hard to believe that we are now a family of 5! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841965 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:40:53 +0000 bhbee 2841965@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@crazydoglady: house to yourself is like heaven!! I was 2-3cm and not that effaced, I don’t think starting point matters as much post your first labor, but I totally get waiting to go past 39w. Keep us posted! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841964 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 09:30:40 +0000 crazydoglady 2841964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: I'm doing ok! Currently 38w3d and ready for this baby to come out! I will say that I am enjoying maternity leave and having the house to myself. :wink:<br /> I will find out on Wednesday what they want to do. When I was checked, I was only 1 cm dilated, soft, and he could feel her head. My guess is that if there hasn't been much progress by then, they will have me do a Sept 4th induction. We're you dilated very much for your induction? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841954 Mon, 27 Aug 2018 08:55:57 +0000 bhbee 2841954@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@math.nerd: @CoffeeMom: thinking of you both this week! </p> <p>@crazydoglady: how are you doing? When do you decide about the induction? </p> <p>@LCTBQE: hope you’re getting lots of sweet baby cuddles! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841740 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:40:31 +0000 math.nerd 2841740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: Mazel Tov!!!! Love to hear this! Can't wait to hear more and learn her name. </p> <p>Lost my mucus plug this AM and hopeful I'll go into labor on my own in the next day or two. Who knows, though, right? Everyone keeps telling me to have sex - which I know will help, but I think my husband is freaked out to do it and I am too! Especially because the Dr. could feel the baby's head with her finger at my last appointment. EEK! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841734 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 12:20:05 +0000 Seslsesl 2841734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: Yaaay! Congratulations!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841698 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 07:38:58 +0000 bhbee 2841698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>:heart: August Mamas :heart:<br /> Seslsesl: (#2) :boy: Miles born 7/29!<br /> bhbee (#3) :girl: Lydia born 8/8!<br /> 24th: LCTBQE (#2) :girl: born 8/24!<br /> 27th: coffeemom (#3) :girl:<br /> 31st: Math.Nerd (#2) :girl:<br /> :heart: :heart: LabradorLover (2/9!!!!) :heart: :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841697 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 07:36:39 +0000 bhbee 2841697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: congrats so happy it went so well! Can’t wait to hear more about her!!</p> <p>Ps is 8/24 right? Cause I’m kinda brain dead these days :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841692 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 06:54:57 +0000 Silva 2841692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: just popping in to say congratulations!!!! I'm so happy for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841687 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 05:24:28 +0000 CoffeeMom 2841687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841681 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 23:02:15 +0000 crazydoglady 2841681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: YES! Congrats on your little girl and I am so happy it went smoothly!! What was your time table for your first?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841678 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 22:14:37 +0000 LCTBQE 2841678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One handed typing update: induction was a DREAM, everything went perfectly and super fast. Checked in at midnight, epidural at 2am, pitocin at 3am, slept a bit and fully dilated by 7:30am, pushed for 3 minutes total (2 contractions!) and she was out at 8am. 8 pounds 13 ounces and 20.5”. She is so healthy and beautiful 😍 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/august-2018-moms/page/13#post-2841590 Fri, 24 Aug 2018 12:51:37 +0000 Seslsesl 2841590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: I'm so behind, but hooray on being induced and baby being here (maybe)! Sending you lots of love and positivity for an easy labor and delivery!</p> <p>I've been so behind because I rarely open my computer anymore! Partly so I don't let myself get sucked into work email, and also because I just spend a lot of time nursing and holding my baby :happy: </p> <p>Baby Miles is almost 4 weeks old and growing like a weed! I was worried he had a cold so I took him to the pediatrician yesterday and he weighed 10 lbs. 5.5 ozs! Doctor wasn't worried about him, which is the good news - he either has a small cold or just has regular newborn congestion. </p> <p>Other than that, newborn life is great! He's a relatively easy baby - he likes to eat a lot, sleep a lot, and poop the moment I change his diaper. </p> <p>@bhbee: I LOVE your baby's name! So pretty and classic. Glad to hear newborn life is going well and the bigs are adjusting so nicely to the baby! My oldest is still two years away from 1st grade, but she feels so much older with the new baby around. She's been so mature and great about it, I think I fully realized what a big kid she is (she's only 4.5, but she seems so old now)!</p> <p> @math.nerd: yay for baby coming soon! </p>