https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:41:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912864 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:30:36 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugghhh... still pregnant. Baby girl passed the fetal stress test today and I had my second sweep. Closer to 3 cm dilated and 100% effaced. Had a little bloody show a couple hours after it only slight period like cramps. If no baby by Friday, I’ll have to get an US to check my fluid and I’ll prob get my third sweep. Starting to get emotional about all of this... I just want her here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912676 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 11:02:53 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@msredbeansandrice: I want to know too! Check in when you can! Hope all went well! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912664 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:40:19 +0000 Shantuck 2912664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: yeah! Progress! Keep us updated! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912663 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:39:47 +0000 Shantuck 2912663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@msredbeansandrice: Any update?! Hope you have that beautiful baby in your arms now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912629 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:11:33 +0000 msredbeansandrice 2912629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: I’m at the hospital. They put me on pitocin about 30 minutes ago. So far so good. I haven’t had the epidural yet but I do plan to get one. So excited to meet baby boy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912628 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:05:37 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>40w2d, still pregnant. I lost my mucus plug though! :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912627 Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:04:09 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@msredbeansandrice: It's Sunday! Thinking of you! Our hospital has the same rules, I understand but it is so sad. I hope you have a positive experience despite corona. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912517 Fri, 20 Mar 2020 14:23:07 +0000 msredbeansandrice 2912517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: still pregnant. Induction scheduled for Sunday. I’m having prodromal labor which really sucks. My hospital now allows only one visitor and they can’t leave once they arrive. Not even to go to the cafeteria. He’ll have to wear a surgical mask the whole time. We’ve also been told to bring our own food just in case. This is completely messed up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912398 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:28:29 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Welp, still pregnant, 24 hours later.... Just crampy and occasional BH. If I'm still pregnant next week, I'll do another sweep. </p> <p>Anyone else have an update?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912304 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:14:22 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Met with my midwife today, 39w5d. We decided to check where I'm at, 2-2.5 cm dilated and thinned out to around 80%. I decided to go for my first sweep! Let's see how the next 24 hours go... :grin: :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912303 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 15:11:32 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2912303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Phillybaby2013: That seems reasonable to me. We decide last night to push back visitors to 2 weeks and after that we will reassess the situation. We are not the only ones who have been waiting years for this baby. It just sucks. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2912001 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 20:15:05 +0000 Phillybaby2013 2912001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: we decided today to not have any visitors for atleast 2 weeks once baby is home. Our hospital has already banned all visitors and you are allowed one support person. If your support person leaves they can't come back. My parents are watching our 2 older kids and they live on our street so we see them daily. They will be our only contact outside of our nuclear family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911981 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:12:21 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: Humm... I'm tempted to do my first cervical check at my next appointment. I'll be 39w5d. Since they will be already in there, maybe I'll have them do a sweep too if possible?! I keep going back and fourth on what I want. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911980 Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:09:27 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How is everyone handing extended family visiting after brith during Covid-19? I originally told family we'd like to wait a week for a visit but now I'm thinking longer. I know for a fact some family members are not taking the social quarantine seriously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911812 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:07:45 +0000 Shantuck 2911812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: Mine came out the day I agreed to do the cervical check during the 38th week. I’m pretty sure the two events were linked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911808 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:44:18 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beckysue: Aw, how cute, congrats! :heart: Love hearing you had a great birth experience!</p> <p>@Shantuck: So glad you also had a great birth experience! Jealous you lost your mucous plug a week ago. I look in the toilet every morning and hope to see it. lol :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911716 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:54:49 +0000 beckysue 2911716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Lavender: Thanks!! It was overall a great birth experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911715 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:53:06 +0000 beckysue 2911715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: Congratulations!!</p> <p>We were lucky my daughter came to meet Henry yesterday. They started restricting children 5 and under in the labor and delivery ward today. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911714 Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:49:43 +0000 beckysue 2911714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Henry arrived at 450pm yesterday weighing in at 8lb 6oz. </p> <p>Overall it was a great birth experience considering I was nervous about being induced. The only hiccup was getting my epidural, the first try was not successful but the second was perfect. I only pushed for 5 min.</p> <p>We should be going home in the next couple of hours as long as Henry passes all his 24 hr tests. ❤️ </p> [attach=4376/20/q73luw.450x600.6EB71D88-4C3A-4390-9794-D9536AD0BBAD.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/8#post-2911630 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:09:35 +0000 Shantuck 2911630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby Cameron (“Cam”) arrived today at 8:09 a.m. I woke up at 3:20 a.m. to pee and all the sudden started bleeding. I was also having contractions but the bleeding completely freaked me out as I’d already lost my mucus plug a week ago and this bleeding wasn’t mucusy. I hopped in a lyft and headed to the hospital while my husband waited for my parents to arrive and take over with my two bigger kids. I guess the blood was the “bloody show” and baby was healthy. He was out in a matter of hours (initially sunnyside up but the doc was able to flip him). I had retained placenta last time at delivery so I was super relieved that the whole thing came out intact. All in all, it was a great childbirth experience. I’m a little bummed that my big kids can’t visit because of the flu restrictions in place (went into effect in December and unrelated to the coronavirus) but looking forward to getting home in a day or so. Good luck everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911628 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 18:51:44 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beckysue: Thinking is you! Hope today is going well! </p> <p>@Shantuck: Good luck tomorrow! Hope everything goes smoothly for you. </p> <p>Ahh the babes are coming! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911439 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 02:15:16 +0000 Phillybaby2013 2911439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: she's such a sweetie! I'm glad you're doing well post csection. Can't believe it's already been 2 weeks.</p> <p>@beckysue: I'm 40w1d today and so done. I have my next appt on Wednesday and they will schedule induction for sometime next week which sounds so far away still. Last week I was still only 0.5cm dilated, soft and high (same from 2w ago) and my Dr attempted a sweep but wasn't very successful. I'm hoping they'll be able to do a better one on Wednesday and I'll go into labor on my own by the grace of God before next week. This will hopefully be my 2nd VBAC (3rd induction) and I was really thinking that my body would get it's act together this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911434 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:32:09 +0000 Shantuck 2911434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’m being induced on 3/12 at 8:30 am. I’m 39 weeks and 3 days and definitely feeling it. I’m just anxious because I didn’t have the smoothest experience last time (retained placenta issues and a much harder recovery than I had with my first) and am still a little traumatized by that. Good luck ladies! We’re all so close! And @samsmom, Hazel is gorgeous! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911433 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 21:29:06 +0000 Shantuck 2911433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@msredbeansandrice: Not the cheapest option but I’ve been taking Jarrow Fem Dophilis and just stocked up on more for postpartum. From all my thrush research from my last postpartum recovery, I think you want a women’s formula to help avoid a yeast overgrowth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911423 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:20:20 +0000 msredbeansandrice 2911423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shantuck: do you have a probiotic that you recommend? </p> <p>@beckysue: That’s amazing that you’re so close!</p> <p>@Sams Mom: Glad you’re doing well. She is precious. </p> <p>@Mrs Lavender: I’m also having a hard time saying goodbye. My platelets have stayed high enough that my induction is scheduled for the 22nd. I’m 2.5 cm dilated as of now (38 weeks) but I know it doesn’t mean much. I’m hoping I’m able to go into labor on my own. I’m having lots of strong BH contractions but I don’t think they are anything more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911421 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 17:04:55 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beckysue: Ahh in 2 days?! Exciting! Hoping pitocin isn't too bad for you this time around. </p> <p>AFM, I'm 38w3d. Soaking in these last couple weeks being pregnant with baby girl. I'm still having a hard time saying good-bye to pregnancy. I started eating dates, drinking red raspberry leaf tea, and inserting primrose oil a little before 37 weeks. As of now, I'm not planning on inducing. If baby isn't here a couple days past DD, I'll get a membrane sweep and go from there. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911396 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:59:17 +0000 Sams Mom 2911396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beckysue: I actually feel really good for being almost 2 weeks post C-section. We've been dealing with some cluster feeding at night, but nothing terrible thankfully. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911395 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:53:11 +0000 beckysue 2911395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: So cute! Hope you are feeling well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911393 Mon, 09 Mar 2020 11:50:35 +0000 beckysue 2911393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi ladies,<br /> How are you all doing? I have been increasingly uncomfortable this last week and finally caved in to scheduling an induction for 3/11. In a way it is a relief to have a set end date and also to be able to better plan care for my daughter. But I did not like pitocin my first time around so I am nervous. </p> <p>I hope you all are doing well!! We are in the home stretch! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/march-2020-mamas/page/7#post-2911164 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:54:05 +0000 Mrs Lavender 2911164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sams Mom: She is too cute and I love her little nose! 😍 Glad to hear she is eating and sleeping well. Hope you get some relief soon, yeast infections are soo annoying. </p>