https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:01:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2451263 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:57:51 +0000 bisous 2451263@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: That is great! I seriously hope you can deliver during halftime!! Haha best vision ever!</p> <p>If you do make it to your induction, I hope breaking your water works as planned. That was what I was hoping for myself if I made it to next week! Lots of positive thoughts your way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2451219 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:26:36 +0000 littlebug 2451219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The end is in sight! Induction scheduled for Tues 2/9 at 8am. Still hoping she decides to surprise us over the weekend (I have this vision in my head of delivering her to Sky Full of Stars during Coldplay's halftime show, ha ha!). The doctor thinks they'll probalby be able to kickstart labor just by breaking my water and won't need to do a pit drip. Fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2450999 Fri, 05 Feb 2016 12:12:25 +0000 QueensBee 2450999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: Congratulations on baby and a wonderful labor &amp; delivery! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2449306 Thu, 04 Feb 2016 13:42:20 +0000 bisous 2449306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! </p> <p>@littlebug: Good luck! I hope baby comes soon for you! I can identify with the feeling of wanting pregnancy to be over!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447772 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 13:47:35 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2447772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: hurray!! What an amazing name - I love it! Glad you had a good birth experience. </p> <p>@littlebug: I hope baby comes soon. You're almost there!</p> <p>@erinbaderin: someone INCREDIBLE is coming for you soon. :happy: </p> [attach=2824/16/o1zivb.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447294 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:58:47 +0000 erinbaderin 2447294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm just ducking in to look at all the photos of adorable new babies - it gives me hope in the last 6 weeks of pregnancy that something awesome is going to come out of this! Congratulations to everybody, hope you're all doing well and getting lots of cuddles and at least a bit of sleep! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447282 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:51:33 +0000 travellingbee 2447282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: yay congrats!! How wonderful!<br /> @littlebug: I know that feeling! Hope your baby comes soon!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447267 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:33:11 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2447267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447240 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 08:12:49 +0000 littlebug 2447240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: Congratulations! Beautiful name, too!</p> <p>I'm officially overdue now. 40+1. Next appointment is tomorrow, so I guess we'll start talking induction. I'm so completely over being pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447162 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 06:37:39 +0000 gracecat 2447162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: that's wonderful! It's great when things go as you hope. Congratulations on your baby! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2447147 Wed, 03 Feb 2016 05:23:19 +0000 bisous 2447147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it! We welcomed baby Eloise into the world last night at 11:35. My labor was everything I hoped it would be...natural and fast! So ecstatic to have my baby in my arms! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2444373 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:38:09 +0000 QueensBee 2444373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Congratulations! Your last post made me tear up- I'm so happy you finally have your sweet boy in your arms! :heart: Your delivery sounds so hard though. I hope you can take it easy and give your body time and rest to recover.</p> <p>@bisous: You're in the final home stretch! Hope baby comes soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/8#post-2444079 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 22:08:36 +0000 travellingbee 2444079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bisous: aw good luck! Hope your LO comes soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2444060 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 21:40:23 +0000 bisous 2444060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: So glad you are okay and doing better emotionally! It sounds like you had a couple very scary experiences. I hope things stay positive from here on out and you don't have anymore heavy clots.</p> <p>I am desperate to have something to report...but it looks like I will end up having a February, rather than January, baby at this point! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2443414 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 06:41:35 +0000 DesertDreams88 2443414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, especially @Northstar for popping in! I am feeling better each day, except for about 3 hours this morning when I was back in the ER and separated from LO due to passing a baseball size clot (I have a higher risk for PPH.)</p> <p>I am doing much better emotionally with my labor experience. I understand why it happened the way it did and know there is at least 4 things we will do differently next time - use one induction method at a time, delay AROM as long as possible, do low platelet treatments BEFORE delivery, and take Bradley / natural classes in case.</p> <p>We waited so long for this little boy and I struggled with so much anxiety due to our loss and fertility issues, then his heart arrythmia. Everytime I look at his perfect face, I am so, so, so thankful. </p> <p>Any more births to report?? Excited for the last ones! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441830 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:52:16 +0000 NorthStar 2441830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: I have been watching for your baby to be born and had to pop in and say congrats from one IF girl to another! I'm SO happy that you finally got your miracle baby! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441729 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:47:13 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2441729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441687 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 11:21:12 +0000 littlebug 2441687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Congratulations! Definitely take time to allow yourself to heal. My sister lost a lot of blood during delivery and it wiped her out for a good week, even with a transfusion. Take care of you, too, Mama!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441591 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:23:17 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2441591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: congratulations! He has the exact same stats as my middle daughter. Take time to let yourself heal and process labor. Be gentle with yourself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441474 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 09:18:03 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2441474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Congratulations! He's so handsome! I'm glad you're doing better; a hard labor is definitely something that needs processing. I had low platelets too, but I knew that beforehand. I'm so sorry you had to be surprised by not being able to have an epidural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441405 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:20:54 +0000 travellingbee 2441405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: big boy!! Congrats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441387 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 07:48:44 +0000 bisous 2441387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He's beautiful, mama! Congratulations and I am so happy you are alright! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441367 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:31:46 +0000 gracecat 2441367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: omg congratulations!!! You've had blood transfusions and you're ready to leave tmrw? You need to take it easy and rest, no?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441366 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 06:29:16 +0000 simplyfelicity 2441366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Congratulations!!! He's such a cutie! So glad to hear you and baby boy are ok! 💙 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2441354 Fri, 29 Jan 2016 05:21:19 +0000 DesertDreams88 2441354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We welcomed Granite (Grant) Emery on Tuesday morning January 27th, weighing 8lbs 10oz and measuring 22 inches :) Labor honestly sucked, I planned on getting an epidural but couldn't due to low platelets and we narrowly missed a Csection with general anesthesia by about 15 minutes, thank God. I'm going to post more about this later bc I need to verbally process my experience. Recovery has been a bit tough with lots of IV fluids and 2 blood transfusions for me, but Grant is doing great. Hoping to get discharged tomorrow based on bloodwork. Best of luck to all the waiting mamas!! Every minute of labor is worth it. </p> [attach=5393/16/o1pm3k.337x600.20160128_220543.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2438743 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:49:00 +0000 QueensBee 2438743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Hope you got a little sleep and were able to start the induction! Thinking of you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2437260 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:53:49 +0000 bisous 2437260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: Good luck and positive thoughts coming your way! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2437037 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 07:35:42 +0000 travellingbee 2437037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: bummer! Hope they call soon! Good job getting sleep though! I got NO sleep before my induction. It sucked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2437022 Tue, 26 Jan 2016 06:12:09 +0000 DesertDreams88 2437022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Was supposed to be induced last night but obviously active laboring patients have taken all the beds... lucky them. Got about 6 hours of sleep so far, waking up every 2 hrs or so. Early morning here. Trying to get as much sleep as possible while I wait. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/january-2016-labor-watch-thread/page/7#post-2435243 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:24:51 +0000 DesertDreams88 2435243@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@joyfulkiwi: I thought about EPO but it's linked to postpartum hemorrhaging, which almost killed my mom when she birthed me soooo I scratched it off my list of possibilities :) </p>