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Yes Dawn my last but if I feed myself I can not have the needle that last 3 months or the implant just the mini pill so for the first year or how ever long I feed I ll have to be real careful seeing Im not that good at taking the pill I go 1,2 miss a few then Isay to myself right this time everyday I can do it and b4 I know it what looks like a kids dot to dot is my pill packet I dont want to go have anything done though I think once I can have the implant that will be best for me. I hope May is the month being mothers Day and all, How was DH about you getting him high on this month? Was he with you on it? Good luck hope it works out.

Hi, gilrs! just real quick - haven't posted ina while because I am exhausted. ALl is wel. Daniella - yeah, I think that is what is was like - maybe dried blood. Saw a little bit last Sunday, but none since, so hopefuly it was just the last of it. Tara - CONGRATS! Yes it is so scary, and you will jump at eevrything and drive your docs crazy but as the nurse at my school said, that iswhy you pay tem the big bucks! Allie- yeah, the bok really opens up your eyes to many things. Good luck. Dawn - glad that even though you got a/f, things made sense to you - your temps followed the nomral pattern, so tha is good. Next month, pay attention to the cm, too and see what happens. Coda - I got your e-mail - just haven't had time to respond. Nicole good luck with doc. Hey ladies, last week my friend's sister gave birth to a 10lb, 24 inch baby girl - NATURALLY! Unbelievable!

Bee- how did the dr. figure the baby hasn't been engaged yet if he hasn't even done an internal?? Well, I wouldn't worry! You've popped out a few already.. so, you know whats ahead. As for me.... well... baby is OK. He developed slight jaundice and we stayed an extra day in the hospital so he could go under the lights to help bring it down. Yesterday was his follow up apt. and it went up a little again, so we have to go back again to recheck it. I guess its very common, especially when you breastfeed, but the liver works great on its own at 2 weeks...so, it should be fine soon. Although, the level is nothing of concern, just slightly above what they like to see. Now as for me... I just went to the hospital last night because my stitches (down there) opened up and I am in dying pain. Hurts to even go pee. I mean, so bad that I will hold it in until I dope myself up with meds so I can't feel it. They said they can't re-stitch that area because its too many days past when it happened and I just have to deal with it until it heals on its own. I'll tell you what, this pain is worse then when it tore as he came out. Even though I only had first degree tear, it doesn't matter. Any kind of cut down there will make you want to scream!! So, thats that. Oh, and my parents are coming in tomorrow. Can't wait!!! SInce hubby has gone back to work, I am all by myself during the day and its so hard getting things done around the house since baby seems to want to feed like every hour. All the times people tell you to get as much rest as possible when your pregnant, totally makes sense now. You really don't understand it until you have a baby. I was never one to sleep much as it was so I thought it wouldn't affect me. HA!!! So, thats my best advice for the preggos and soon to be... get your sleep!!!

Wow, sorry for all the typos! I blame it on lack of sleep. lol

Daniella, when my two children were babies they fed every hour as well. When they were a few months I started pumping so my hubby could take turns feeding in the night. They do eventually get better as time goes on, or you just get used to lack of sleep. I had my blood test today and hoping tomorrow i get results. I have sore breasts that come and go, but not many symptoms yet. I was wondering if anyone has any info on excersize in first trimester. I workout quite a bit and would love to continue. I do workout hard and sweat a lot. I know they say overheating is bad in first trimester, but how do you know when to stop ?take care ladies

Tara S- Yea, I am pumping so hubby can help. He really enjoys it, so we both benefit from it. Well, until he leaves in a few weeks for 3 months. :( So, he is doing as much as he can right now. As far as exercising... I dont think you have to stop anything in the first trimester unless told so by your doctor. Just don't do saunas, hot tubs, etc. and make sure you drink lots of fluids and take your prenatals. :)

danellia i am dieing to hear ur birth story hehe. when u have the time of course!! helen no worrys know how u are feeling right now lol. i have bad heart burn today and i also clean the bathroom which made me puke yukks lol. apart from that i am feeling pritty good u deffenetly get ur second wind in the second trimester hope it continues into the 3rd i cant believe in 3 weeks i will be in the 3rd trimester how scary is that? we start parental classes next month should be intresting.have decided i would like a water birth so i hope everytrhing goes to plan. i have changed my parentals to one with iodine init think this might be why i feel lots better more enery . my birthday is in 6 days i am going to see a play on sat at the opra house which should be good. my twin is also here to so this will be the first time in yrs we have celebrated are birthday together which will be cool.

___My Labor Story___
I woke up at 6am to go to the bathroom. Afterwards I decided to go downstairs to get a drink of milk. On my way down the stairs, I felt a slight trickle down my leg. I thought I didn't wipe all the way (lol) or that it was some of the mucus stuff. Anyhow, all day I was slightly more wet than usual. I wasn't sure if I broke my water or not because I had the membranes stripped only 2 days before, so I thought it was just from doing that, that was making my vaginal discharge more. Finally at about 9pm I called over to L&D to ask if I should wait until the morning or to come in. They said I probably urinated since the baby is so far down and the pressure on my bladder. I said, "I didn't pee myself" lol... they said, "well..." I said again, "I know it wasn't pee" so, they told me to come in. It was almost 10pm by then. They got me in a bed and did a swab to test my vaginal discharge to see if it was amnio fluid. The moment it touched the indication paper, it turned bright blue real fast. They said that is the fastest they have seen the paper turn in a long time. Then the dr. said, "Well, you are not going home pregnant this time" (lol). At that point I still wasn't having any contractions. I was still at 4cm and 90% effaced and baby at -1 station. They had me walk the halls until midnight. Then they gave me the smallest dose of pitocin which jump started my contractions right away and didn't need anymore. Just needed a little boost. At about 2am they checked me and I was 5 cm and during they broke the rest of the water bag and shortly there after the babies heart rate dropped real low with each contraction. So, they stuck an electrode thing in his head to monitor his heart much better. It still showed a huge drop in his hr during the contractions. At about 4:30am I was checked to be 7cm and the pain started getting real strong. My doctor didn't get in until 7am and I was hoping that when he did come in I would be almost fully dilated. Well, when he got there at 7am, he started talking c-section because of how bad the babies heart rate was. Just that he was in distress. Also, they usually don't let you go past 24 hours after your water breaks and we were approaching that point. So, he did an internal and noticed I was 8 cm (not what I wanted to hear, but he thought that was good) so he said, well.. lets just see what happens and give it a little more. Well... at that point I was in so much pain that I was throwing up bile since my tummy was empty and I was shaking uncontrollably. Dr. said that I was in like the . 5% of females taking the pain as well as I was. I was like, "bull shit" because I felt like I was dying. After about 3 hours past, I finally had it and said I cant take this anymore and if there is any pain meds I could take. They said I could only get an epi. because anything else would affect the baby which we couldn't do since his heart rate was very iffy. I gave in and said to go ahead and give me the epi. Well, once they had me leaning forward and stuck the needle in my back, I said, "I think baby is coming"... so, they leaned me back on the bed and I was 10 cm dilated and ready to push. Never even got to finish the epi. (lol) Well... it took 26 minutes of pushing. They said real fast for a first timer. hehe. He was born at 11:36am. His hand was under his chin when he came out. Probably what caused his heart rate to drop with the contractions. I ended up with first degree tear and stayed in the hospital 3 days.

wow danellia ur a machine no meds no gas and air wow i take my hat of to u. so did u tear beacuse of wear his hand was? my best mate s wee man hame out with his hand on his head so she tore up and down the way and they ended up sowing her up squint. her tip was to fill a basin of water and pee in it lol minging i know but she said it was not painful that way. its a bit scary that his heart rate was droping eh bet u just wanted him out!! awww thats a nice story thanx :) for sharing ... right bee ur next lol

I think I tore because of how fast he came out. Didn't really have time to stretch. Funny thing is, I always figured you tear at the bottom towards your anal hole, (lol) but, I tore at the top only. Not too bad, but anything of a cut down there is the worst pain you can ever have in your life. I don't think I've ever had pain worse than this.

yeah i could not sit down for 3 days when i had my bits peirced lol self inflicted i know but know what it feels like lol. wonder if u cleaned it with savalon spray it would heal faster thats what i did for my peircing. i am getting streach marks on my boobs and sides thought my boobs had stoped growing but ovusally not. oh well suppose they will faid . i cant even imagine giving birth yet lol

BEE - DH is on board for this month. I asked him if that is the approach he wanted me to take. Giving him advance notice about when will be my prime time and he said yep :-) I really think my body is back to normal now - this cycle has been a piece of cake and is almost done already and I just started Monday. I have good feelings about this month for sure. HELENE -- 1st trimester tireds - you got it bad. When my neighbor was pregnant with her first she disappeared. We noticed her mom was mowing her lawn and new something was up. I hope you will get a second wind in a few more weeks and feel better. Talking about that big baby - My nephew was 10lb 14oz and 23.5 inches long -- Big boy. He is now just over 2 and is the size of an average three year old and already potty trained -- amazing! DANIELLA - Holy cow, my crotch hurts just thinking about you giving birth and the tearing. OUCH! I am not looking forward to that prospect at all ..... that is something that lingers long after the pain of birth. A constant reminder of the trauma your body just went thru. I hope you heal quickly. Have you read the book On Becoming Baby Wise? It is very good - there is a whole series of them and it talks about getting baby on a feeding schedule to help with digestion, sleeping patterns and eventually sleeping thru the night. It also talks about demand feeding which sounds like what is happening with him feeding every hour. For all you mom's to be, read it, it totally hit home with me. I can let you know the author tomorrow. CODA - how great you will have your sis with you for your birthday. Have fun. Dawn

Hey Ladies~ Glad all is well. I've been keepin up with you guys just haven't had much to report. Daniella! Congrats again and that was some birth story! Enjoy! Well, I just got back from having 16 vials of blood taken under the specialists orders. I haven't gotten AF yet on day 36 since last one, I hpt'd on Monday and BFN. So, hopefully we will be well on our way to get the results of the bloodwork and then AF, to be monitored by doc. We shall see, another waiting game. baby dust...well, it seems like the BFP and preggos are slowly taking over this forum...which is a GREAT thing! We might need to rename it soon! ;)

Daniella - Congrats! Ladies - it's just great to see everyone is doing well. I stop by every once in a while now but will be back in the club at the end of the summer. :)

Daniella sounds like a long night My first came out like Asto boy 1 arm up I had only 3 stitches that was bad enough. Oh and Dr said baby was not engaged when he was feeling position of baby to use the doppler. Dawn glad to hear about DHs willingness it sure helps.

Daniella- I am pain just reading your story! But you are a tough cookie! Tomorrow is officially 12 weeks for me. I thought the naseau was over but yesterday I woke up at 4 am sick and finally fell back to sleep at 6, overslept, and as I was leaning over the sink after brushing my teetch I just kept heaving bile and dry heaves. Such fun. The sickest part? AFTer I called work to say I would be late and get coverage ( the heaving & clean up set me back a good 15 mins. and I was already pushing the enveelope with time) i had this ENORMOUS craving for - a HOT DOG! I swear my kid is going to be as nuts as his/her mother! LOL! Had major craving for beef at lunch time (it went well with the battery acid after taste) and again today - had a hamburger for lunch! I go from puking or can't eat anything to wanting to stuff my face, and I stil can't eta any veggies except tomatoes (crave them), red and green peppers and starchy things like corn. Okay - it has been crazy around here because my mom is in the hospital recovering from knee surgery and the day after her surgery my dad went inot another hospital for what we think is food poisoning - they are still doing tests! Shesh? My brother flew down to help out, my other brother is flying down when he leaves, and then mys ister after him. My mom was like - don't you dare coem down and I was like, actually I can't get the time off anyway! Still I feel like the creep who didn't do anything. Okay - Tara - about exercising - just don't start anything new, and keep things moderate - no overheating or high impact aerobics that get your pulse racing. Otherwise everything stays the same. Dawn - ooh! I have to tell my friend about your nephew. WOw CHristie - I had soething like six or seven I thought that was a lot - 16! But it will be nice to get some answers finally. Bee - where is that baby?