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Going into L&D...blood pressure spiked today. Not necessarily having baby, but getting tests for pre eclampsia. Bringing hospital bag just in case!

@winniebee: I've been eating non-stop lately too. Its insane. I figured I'd be up so much weight at my appointment today and somehow I managed to loose a pound. More demands on the body call for more energy I suppose!

@Mrsdaredevil: Oh no After things had been going so well. I hope the tests come back negative. Good luck!!

@Mrsdaredevil: Thinking of you and hoping everything is a ok!! If mothing else that baby girl has made he entrance safely into this crazy world!!!

@MsMini great advice on the GD and your choice to supplement. I am inclined to do the same because my baby must take bottles early due to her need to be in FT daycare and her daddys desire to feed her too!

@winniebee youre so close! Im counting down my last day of work which is friday and Im going nuts!!! I cant imagine being broken out of bed rest you must be so excited! i can only imagine how over protective your surgeon hubby is, he knows too much for his own good. What do you have planned for an activity? Im also starving, I feel your pain girl.

@cvbee thank you thank you thank you so much for your detailed posts about breastfeeding and your post birth experiences!! I cant commend you enough for the incredible work youve been doing and also being so diligent in asking questions and advocating for yourself with the nurses/hospital. If nervous and comfortable dont be afraid to supplement with formula babies will eat what is provided!! Also, dont best yourself up. You and Nico are brand new at this, practice makes perfect.

Has another OB appt today and am more effaced and dilated but not by much. I have more cervical pain/pressure and the doctors continue to marvel at how low baby girl is. Im trying not to focus on when its going to happen, but I cant seem to help myself. Also noticing my reclier gives me wicked braxton hicks so DH has been enjoying the chair hee hee. Anyone else getting more and more forgetful as youre getting later and later?

@Goldilocks hope youre getting some much needed rest tonight!! Shopping is so mentally and physically exhausting for me at this point. I totally feel your pain!

@marriedandlovingit YAY!!! They say a few days it should start. Squat into any contractions girl, come on baby!!!!

Tonight I had a shower and I touched my va-jay-jay for the first time....up til now it's only been touched by the peri bottle water and patted dry by tissue. I just wanted to see what things felt like down there. Still a little swollen and slightly tender on the outside and I was a little shocked how big the hole is. That's when I wished I didn't check. I did not touch the episiotomy area.

Today I also slacked off on using my lanolin and sure enough, my nipples got a little cracked. I vow to use lanolin after every feeding tonight/tomorrow.

Last night I slept and fed baby without my bra on. I leaked ALL over the place, so tonight I am definitely wearing the bra.

I am really excited for all the mommies in waiting. Take care of yourselves and enjoy the cool baby movement inside. I do miss it. Pregnancy is so special.

Just wanted to give an update! I am back home and everything looks good with baby. I had a small amount of protein in my urine, but my blood work came back normal and I am not swollen at all. I am going back tomorrow and am supposed to be laying super low, but I didn't have to have baby! My blood pressure kept going up and down while i was there, but ultimately by the time my bloodwork came back it was low enough they could send me home.
The doctors said that I am extremely anemic and low on iron, which isn't something I had heard before. I don't know if it is completely unrelated...but I am going on an iron supplement now.
I am tired but I feel great about how nice the nurses were and my room was super nice. I guess it was good practice for the real thing!!

@winniebee: 3 more days until you're sprung! You've been a bed rest all-star!
@Nskillet: Had a good night's sleep last night. Still tired, but at least I can claim it's pregnancy fatigue and not caused by insomnia!@Mrsdaredevil: Glad everything is going okay - eat some spinach and hamburgers to push that iron up (or take the supplement :-).)
Tingly fingers last night - pinky fell asleep, taking half of the ring finger with it. Not surprising since my fingers have been getting more swollen over the past few days.
OB appointment today - we'll see where I'm at. I'm really hoping for at least slightly dialated.
And a sad update - my grandpa passed away yesterday, which is also a bit of a blessing since he has had health struggles for the past few years. It's still a bit of a shock because every time we've heard "He's not doing well, this might be it" he's always bounced back. I did go in to work today, but I'm thinking of throwing in the towel because I'm not really "here". And in a morbid sense, this is a fitting end for the end of my pregnancy. My maternal grandma passed away 2 days after I found out I was pregnant. And my paternal grandpa passes away when I'm over 36 weeks. To be honest, I'm mentally preparing myself to go into labor any minute because it's just too weird of a coincidence . . .

@LAGS: Doesn't it rock when you see you lost weight?! I think it's my favorite thing EVER!!!

I have my 37 week doc appointment today and I'm hoping the doc says I started dialating. (that's when I had started with my first pregnancy - yet still gave birth 1 week late) I don't want to be pregnant another 3 weeks.... so hoping baby girl decides to come early.

@blushink: Fingers crossed we both get good news about progression at our appointments today! I'm so ready to be unpregnant, it's not even funny. As I told DH last night, the baby could show up anytime in the next 5.5 weeks. And I'm telling my OB today that I do NOT want to go more than 10 days over. Since she was already around 5 lbs at 32 weeks, I doubt she'll need additional time to cook. And it will probably just make birth that much harder for both of us if she IS overdue.

@Nskillet: It gets so hard not to become obsessed with progress and when everything will happen. I feel like its all I think about lately.

@duckduckkristen: I felt soo good after our hospital tour. Eliminating that whole unknown of what the hospital was like was the biggest weight lifted!

@Mrsdaredevil: Yay! Kick back and hopefully things will remain stable so you can have your natural labor! At least you were able to figure out your iron was low, hopefully getting that back in order will help you feel a little better.

@pastemoo: I hope you get some good news/advice about your numbness!

@Goldilocks1107: So sorry to hear about your Grandfather. My thoughts are with you and your family.

@blushink: I know, right? I was preparing myself and DH in the waiting room for a big jump and was terrified because I was seeing the Dr who had chewed me out about it before. I couldn't believe it! It was a great day!

@winniebee: Your looks very familiar, except I totally wouldn't have been able to stop at half a hershey bar! I hope you get the chance to pamper yourself out of the house this weekend, you deserve it! Saturday might be 1 day early, but you'd be relaxing at your mani/pedi anyways so it should cancel out.

@cvbee: Glad I could humor you !

@winniebee: Isn't full term at 37? I could be wrong.

@Mrsdaredevil: Happy to hear that you and your LO are doing good! Also good to hear that you like the hospital! It sounds like a nice facility. Get some rest!

@winniebee: You are so close to being off of bed rest! It's sweet how your husband is being so protective of you and the little one!

@Goldilocks1107: I'm so sorry to hear about your grandfather! My heart goes out to you. Big hugs!

@pastemoo: Good luck at the OB today! Hope there is a solution with the numbness. That sounds uncomfortable

@MsMini: Thinking of you girly! I hope you and Sawyer (love the name, btw!) are well and getting rest!

I lost more of that disgusting plug today (Btw, I cannot say 'mucus plug' without making a face! It grosses me out!). I am remaining hopeful but realistic that it may not happen before Monday. My husband wants him to be born now. He is so excited. He doesn't have the nursery all the way complete, but it's so close! I can't wait until it is picture ready!

I hope all of you ladies are doing well and having a good day!

@marriedandlovingit: losing more is a good sign! You got this girly! If you have a birthing ball hop on that sucker all weekend! My DH is in the same boat. So ready to meet baby girl!

@mediagirl: welcome! Despite my one unhelpful "work part time" tip the nurse at y breastfeeding class did warn us that baby will cluster feed on night 2 because they actually go through a mini growth spurt already. She also warned us of cluster feeding and lots of fussiness at week 3 and week 6!

@Nskillet: Does a birthing ball really induce labor? If that is the case, I am going to get one/find the exercise ball I haven't seen since our move here lol

Hey guys! Thanks for the kind words, I am going to try to catch up, but probably just on the last page for now, since I have a little time before visiting hours start.

Me and Sawyer are doing awesome, he has perked up with his feedings, so right now we are breastfeeding for 30-40 minutes every 3 hours, and at the end of the breastfeeding if he is still hungry then I give him a top-up (he is a starving little man let me tell you). Overnight he went from lazy to vigorous as far as nursing goes. I am lucky though that latching has been good, so my nipples are still in good condition! I am going to continue to offer breast first then bottle until my milk comes in, then he will get weaned off of the bottles. This is working great for us though, and his sugars have been so good we are no longer watching them.

Today I looked at his chart, and noticed that out DAT is positive, which means my body made antigens for his blood that are in his system, this can increase jaundice, and he does look a little yellow, so I had them run a bill level, I am keeping my fingers crossed that keeping him well fed will help reduce the chances that he will need phototherapy.

The OB who did my c-section said tomorrow they will look at removing my staples, and I will definitely go home tomorrow. I am so excited to get home to my pets, and a weekend full of visitors!

My DH has been super cute, he has never done anything with babies before (even dodging holding infant nieces and nephews so his first would be his own baby), and he is doing great with some coaching. He had his first blow out diaper today, and while he was cleaning it Sawyer peed all over himself, it was so funny! I thought I was going to bust a staple laughing so hard!

@marriedandlovingit: Thanks!

@blushink: Yeah, my belly is a sight to behold right now, looks like a bump, but floppier and jello-like with a bunch of staples at the bottom ... it is beautiful.

@mediagirl: Welcome to the thread!

@winniebee: Every week you can grow that baby helps a little bit! 36 seekers can be a tricky bunch sometimes! You are so close to being set free though, you must be so excited!

@Goldilocks1107: I am sorry about your grandpa. Now that Sawyer is out, I can't imagine being pregnant any longer, although a week ago I still felt like I could be pregnant forever ... I hope your LO pays attention and shows up soon!

@pastemoo: Thanks! I actually feel pretty awesome, I have kept up on my meds (alternating ibuprofen and tylenol 3's), and I have been wandering around, getting up and down on my own, etc. The cord wasn't around the neck or anything, and they couldn't see any reason why he wouldn't tolerate labour, so it will always be a mystery.

@Mrsdaredevil: I am glad that you stabilized, I hope that things stay stable for you!

@MsMini: so glad you are doing well and get to go home wtih your little man tomorrow! That is very exciting. I hope Sawyer's jaundice stays in check. My word, I LOVE his name, too!!!

Okay, I just wanted to share a funny/weird story about something that I overheard while in the hospital yesterday. I thought I would share it because I know some of us are afraid of having unwanted visitors while at the hospital.

So we were sitting in our room in L&D and our door was open because I was super hot and sweaty. We heard this lady (maybe in her 50s or 60s) making a commotion outside. She was out of breath and crying and arguing with one of the nurses. We kept hearing things like "but I drove all this way" and "you have no right to tell me what I can and can't do!" Then she said "I am her aunt, not a stranger off the street! This is a f**king joke."
Basically, this woman had driven from goodness knows where because her niece was in labor. When she got there, the niece had told the nurses she wanted no visitors and would prefer that her aunt waited in the waiting room until the baby was born. The aunt was obviously not having this and was outraged when she wasn't allowed in the room.
Well the fight between the aunt and the nurse went on for some time...the nurse was trying to explain that the niece was in transition phase and was in a lot of pain. Eventually the lady physically pushed the nurse out of the way, barged into the room, and slammed the door behind her. All we heard was the girl in the room next to us screaming bloody murder.
All I was thinking was "OMG... if this EVER happened with one of my family members."
I can't believe the nerve of some people! That woman was her aunt... not even her mom or sister, I can't believe she thought she had a right!

@Goldilocks1107: My condolences! Please do take off work. Hugs and prayers coming your way.