New Pets.ca Baby Thread

[Ford Girl]

Thought I'd start a new thread about the babies that are on their way (a thread without Bitch in the title LOL! )

How are you doing want4? Anything new with you and baby Alex?

Im doing great, getting rounder by the day, so excited to see the baby next week. Its our 18 week exam. They can determine the sex but we wont be asking. I also booked an ultra sound here for when my mom comes in early December, my family and DH's family will be able to log on from their home pc's to watch the 4D ultra sound. Its amazing.

http://www.uc-baby.com/en/index.php?...FQJHxwod2k-enQ

To those who have had kids....what kind of birth plan did you have, and what actually took place, ie....epidural, natural, etc...

I can't wait to post pics of Lima.

[KarenC]

Congrats on your pregnancy!!

I did not have a birth plan but I had an amazing Dr and I only had one RULE. I did not want to have an episiotomy unless absolutely necessary. I did not plan to have the epidural but I was not against it. I just flew by the seat of my pants. LOL. I did ask for the epidural all three times (I have two kids but I am surrogate mother as well..so 3 pregnancies so far ) The last time the epidural did not come on time so it really did not help.

So with my first labour - 17 hours long and 3 hours of pushing (cause I did not want the episiotomy). Thank god my Dr. was patient! Liam was 9 lbs 4 ounces. THere is no way I could have gone that long without the epidural.

For my daugter the labour was almost the same amount of time but I only had to push 3 times.

For L (surrobaby) my water broke at 36.5 weeks at 5:00 am. I only started having real contractions at midnight and she was born at 1:30 am. It was all a whirlwind!

Next time I might not go for the epi at all but hey..I ain't no hero. If I can get through it with little as pain as possible and baby is healthy..I am down with that.

[Diamondsmum]

awww FG I am sooo excited for you & want4 & anyone else.

With my kids .. my daughter, I was in false labour for the week (she was 3wks early). & was actually writing my english exam whilist in true labour. I ended up exempted . epidural for me on that one. She was 6lb & 5 oz labour/delivery was 1.5 hours

and with my son.. my water broke on my due date & i went to hospital because of it. That night they gave me sleepin pill @ 11pm as they didnt think I was going to have him that day. WELL UMMM @ 2am he had other ideas. & the epidual guy wasnt anywhere near hospital. I had my son @ 2:52am 8lba & 14oz as he was half out ""Daddy" was walking in. I was cussing at the top of my lungs & swearing men off forever. (that didnt stick) I also reconsized the Doctor but didnt know from where.. Well turns out her son was in my Daughters Daycare class. Small world. lol

Looking forward to seeing the baby bump.

[Stacer]

Congrats Fordgirl and W4R!!!

We're in the beginning planning stages of baby makin'. Getting physicals and bloodtests to make sure all is well in the nether regions

Starting to chart cycles and predict ovulation, taking temperatures etc...

Good to know I'll have some experts around to ask questions of.

[rainbow]

Well, I unfortuneately, was never blessed with having kids :sad: so, all I have to offer you is lots and lots of

[Melinda]

congrats to you both, I'm awaiting the arrival of my first grandchild, a little boy ( we found out last week) my daughter is still living at home, for another month at least. she has hit the 5 month date and has gained 3 pounds, first time in 24 yrs we've ever seen her over 100 pounds.

For my first child I was in false labour, the ward was empty so they said I might as well spend the night, they woke me up at 3 am to ask if I was in labour, my reply? "I don't know, I was asleep" they called hubby to come in and two hours later we were parents *L* no one wanted to feed me so an hour after I had my daughter when they took me to my room, I vanished, (went to the cafe for breaky) they paged me to return to my room *L*

19 months later , after going past my due date by 20 days the dr induced me.........3 times before it took, that time it took 4 hours for my son to arrive, both times natural.

what a wonderful life you have to look forward to!!

[BenMax]

Congrats - WOW!

My baby was born 17 years ago - though I was not sure about the whole pregnancy thing - once she arrived I finally GOT IT. Having her was the most rewarding thing I ever did - probably the only right thing I ever did in my life.

Glow Girl Glow.

[Ford Girl]

Melinda, Im just hitting the 5th month too (18 weeks) so your daughter and I are about the same. Whats her due date? This will be the first grand baby on both sides...our parents are thrilled. I bet your are tickled blue. Congrats to you and your family...a little boy, how wonderful.


Great stories guys, keep'em coming...

[free]

congrats

first daughter i was in labor 23 hours before a c section. when she was 2 weeks old we spent an evening with her at an art auction and at 3 weeks old we flew to toronto to visit her aunt who had a daughter 2 days after gillian was born, then to montreal to introduce her to the rest of the family. with the 2nd, 5 years later, the doc booked a c section because we were now living in ottawa and didn't want to take chances. i was glad he did. 1 week after she was born i was driving and shopping on my own.

[Schwinn]

By 8 1/2 months, Mrs. Schwinn's birth plan was, "Getitoutgetitoutgetitout..."

We talked about it, and she said she wanted to try to avoid any drugs. My reaction? "That's fine, but if you need them, take them. When the kid's 15 and stealing money from your purse, trust me, they ain't going to care that you became a martyr for your cause!"

She had severe back labour, and did wind up getting the epidural, both for Gracie and Maddy. To me, that's the way to go...start out natural, and if the pain gets too bad, don't hesitate. I don't see the point to being a "martyr for the cause". It's not going to harm the baby, and no one who matters is going to give you a gold star. I have heard if you have a tattoo back there you can't have the epidural. The nurse we had during our baby classes said that's BS, but she did say there are dr's who won't do it if you have one. My thought is that it doesn't make sense (they say that the ink can "invade" the body if a needle pierces it). If you cut yourself through a tattoo, it doesn't "run", so how does a needle effect it? Just my UEHO (UnEducated Humble Opinon)

[want4rain]

how bad am i?? i forgot how far along i am.... im two weeks behind you FG??? something like that.

being my 3rd pregnancy, i have two lovely delivery stories to share!!

Cailyn is 9 now. my birth plan was simply no needles, no cutting, completely natural. baby comes first unless i have a better chance of surviving. the less the doctor had to do, the better. bodies had been doing this since the dawn of humanity, i was healthy, young, mine would perform just fine. and it did!!

my water broke at 7:30am July 4th. i woke up thinking i had to pee (you know, when you get that big sometimes it leaks out.... wear big pads!!) so i went to the bathroom but that familiar sensation of peeing... it wasnt there. and i was still leaking... i woke Cailyns father up, we went to the hospital for a check up. i was only having the Braxton Hicks contractions at the time so i wasnt too concerned. just wanted to check in.

we walked and walked and walked. the poor folks at the mall didnt know what to think of a woman wandering around in labor. makes people nervous i guess!

i checked in to the hospital some time after 11:10pm because it was really dragging on, i wanted to get checked on again to see how far along things had progressed (not far enough!!!). i was sooooooo tired by that point.

so much for no needles! my doc gave me 'the look' and stuck an IV into me 18 hours into it. i was running pretty low on energy. i had a shot of Demerol around 4am... gave me the chance to take cat naps between contractions but didnt do much for the pain.

i *think* i pushed for a half hour?? i waited as long as possible knowing i wasnt totally effaced.

she left my body and joined my waiting family at 8:22am July 5th 1999. her father snipped the cord, they threw her wiggling warm nasty body in my arms and i knew love. she latched on well immediately. after she figured that out (although didnt really get anything out) the doctors took her to run a few tests and clean her up. she was 7lbs, 9oz, 19 inches long. she had NO hair other than this fine fine covering of little tiny blond white hairs everywhere. even on her ears. she was so beautiful and wrinkly and... so very much like a little tiny baby bird.

now for the NASTY part... it was time to deliver the placenta. EW! for some reason my sister thought she wanted it until she actually SAW it. it was a very.... unexpected sensation.

i engorged so i had a hard time nursing the first few weeks. she could still eat but she had to work really hard to get anything out. my glands felt like rocks in tights. my first check up was 2 weeks later. by then the engorging thing had worked itself out. i wished i had called someone about it. it was horribly painful and my own aversion to cold thing prevented me from trying cold presses which is what the situation called for.






Jeffreys delivery was in some ways more pleasant, others far less.

i had a different doctor of which i thought i had a more personal relationship with. we did not have a birth plan written down and did not discuss the obvious details such as who gets to cut the cord (stupid assumption on our part that it was just 'part' of a delivery).

i had to ask Chris....

so March 23rd, that morning for some reason i woke up knowing i was going to have that baby. my water didnt break, i wasnt having contractions but something told me 'today was the day!!'. i remember laying there for a few hours. i woke Chris about 45 minutes before his alarm went off... told him he wasnt going to work that day. you couldnt even imagine the look at his face.

we got up, had a normal morning, showering, breakfast and hung out... my friend Seth met us at the mall at lunch time. the same mall i wandered around in while in labor with Cailyn 7 or so years earlier. stopped at the same Victorias Secret, scared a whole new group of poor folks.

we finally left the mall around 7pm. we walked and walked and walked and walked and nothing was progressing fast enough to go to the hospital. i went home hung out for a bit longer.... then went to bed. i was having hard contractions so i didnt think i would actually sleep but i did!!

note to you expecting mommies.... laying down slows down contractions.

i woke up a bit later... maybe 2 hours?? knowing NOW WAS THE TIME!!! my water still hadnt broke so Chris threw a garbage bag onto the leather seats of his Pontiac Grand Prix.

he drove like a bat out of hell to the hospital holding my hand until i yelled at him to use TWO hands on the wheel if he wanted to drive like that!!!!

we didnt preregister at the hospital (you know, fill out all necessary paper work) before hand!!! i was rushed in in a wheel chair, Chris had to stay and fill out paper work. by the time he got up stairs i was begging for drugs again. they wouldnt give them to me because the paper work hadnt gone through. so Chris had to go BACK down stairs and fill out MORE paper work!!! by the time he got back(after getting lost), all he could hear echoing down the hall was a crying baby. he was soooo heart broken until he got in the room and realized i was also growling horrible things into my bed.... still holding onto that little Pooper.

i think Chris went pee a hundred times over the next few hours.

Jeffrey was literally 2 pushes. i delivered him at 1:40am. he was 8lbs, 3oz. 20.5 inches long and i suppose cause it wasnt in our 'birth plan' daddy didnt get to cut the cord, they took off with him for a few HOURS.

i didnt nurse him until i had slept a bit, i wish i had that on my 'birth plan' to do immediately, along with that Chris wanted to cut the cord.... make sure any paper work is filled out before labor. and i guess have confidence in your doctor. i didnt mine really. less so after the whole thing happened. she did things that made me uncomfortable. frankly while she had been practicing for years, i dont think she was a very attentive nor GOOD doctor.

i ran into the doctor that delivered Cailyn about a year ago. aside from the fact that it was the perfect delivery, i had confidence in him. he was (handsome) on the ball and intelligent, he just had a good feeling behind his attitude.



looking another delivery in the eyes... i can tell you i wonder sometimes if i have the strength to do this again. its the hardest thing ive ever done in my life and as much as ive forgotten the actual pain, i will never forget the knowledge of how HARD it was. i have no experience with epidurals or c-sections but im rather proud i had the opportunity to go natural(ish). the thought of having a huge needle stuck in me or my body getting cut open is horrifying, more horrifying than feeling each and every contraction rip through my body i guess. i hear about some other labor stories and i think maybe its just more painful for some people??




nothing new with Alex and i. things are progressing nicely!! im feeling better, eating better and not sleeping better ALTHOUGH the Ambien is working better. im taking it about once a week. no groggyness. figure if i can get more than 4 hours of sleep once a week, im doing WAY better than i did with Jeffrey in this stage.

you know one great thing about NOT supplementing iron?? im eating steaks most nights for dinner. AND im working on a new cast iron frying pan. *impish* we have a local butcher who keeps his prices reasonable AND they are local.

anyway, its been a long day (hung out with my mom) and i still have a betta thread to post in!!

oh and sorry ive been so quiet lately. we are still working out the details of replacing my laptop. while money isnt as tight as it was looking for a while there, we dont have a few hundred bucks to dump on one right now so im stuck surfing the Wii. i see the posts daily, its just very hard ot post.

-ash

[want4rain]

holy cow, what a crazy long post!!! i hope its informative! its what i would want to hear about if it were my first child i was carrying. im so glad youre wallowing in each and every beautiful moment of this. its an amazing thing FG!!

-ashley

[luckypenny]

First baby, Tayler, was about 2 hours hard labor plus 3 hours of pushing. I did want to go without the epidural but by the time I reached the hospital, I was screaming for it. I was too dilated so didn't get it *sigh* I have to admit, it was probably one of the most traumatic experiences of my life (don't mean to scare you ). All worth it once I had him in my arms for his first feeding (that was after being stitched from ripping ouch!). I couldn't sit on my butt for a month afterwords . He was three weeks early and weighed 8lbs, 3oz and measured 21 1/2 inches long. A huge conehead and a long skinny body . I have to mention, I put on a whopping 70 lbs during my pregnancy .

Second baby, Sandman, was only an hour of hard labor and three pushes. Completely opposite experience from the first birth in regards to pain but, he was 7 weeks premature. We had a specialist come in and I was forewarned that he would only weigh a couple of pounds and that his lungs may not be fully developed. He surprised everyone weighing in at 5lbs, 14 1/2 oz and measured 19 1/2 inches long. I was told that he would have been a giant if I had carried him to term...phew! I only put on 15lbs during this pregnancy most likely due to chasing around an extremely active 6 1/2 year year old at the time.

For the Sandman, the scary experiences came after he was born. Some women experience depression...I had to deal with postpartum psychosis . It lasted over two years. I don't want to scare anyone but one strong word of advice for expectant mothers, even those who have had children previously, please, please tell your doctor and your partner if something is not 'right.' Don't let anyone tell you it's normal and don't be afraid to ask for help.

[Melinda]

Originally Posted by Ford Girl

Melinda, Im just hitting the 5th month too (18 weeks) so your daughter and I are about the same. Whats her due date? This will be the first grand baby on both sides...our parents are thrilled. I bet your are tickled blue. Congrats to you and your family...a little boy, how wonderful.


Great stories guys, keep'em coming...

Fordgirl, my daughter's due date is March 13.

[jessi76]

Originally Posted by Ford Girl

To those who have had kids....what kind of birth plan did you have, and what actually took place, ie....epidural, natural, etc...

my "plan" was to just have a healthy baby, any way possible. my "plan" was to at least go full term, then take it one step at a time. my "plan" never went as planned.

Just before my 8mth mark, I had a routine check, which found my fluid was low. Thank goodness my doc does ROUTINE 8mth ultrasounds (alot of ob's don't). I was put on bedrest, told to start my maternity leave early. only allowed to get up to use the bathroom or get some food, and I had to drink gallons of water to try to raise my fluid level. (up until then I had a totally normal, PLEASANT, pregnancy)

by day 4 of bedrest, I had to go in for a NST (non stress test) and was moved to a delivery room. I was told I had NO fluid, and the baby was in a frank-breech position and in some distress. My finace was an hour away. and they told me I would have an emergency C-section within minutes, nearly 5 wks early.

My finance RACED to get there in time, and the docs held off the surgery as long as possible. He pulled into the parking garage at 1:17, and our son was born at 1:18. he did make it to the surgery room though - in time to see our son. I got a quick glimpse, then they took him for tests and care since his breathing was very labored.

The told me I had to WAIT to see him until my spinal wore off. The second I had any feeling in my legs, I grabbed my IV thingy, and hauled arse to the nursery ON MY OWN (not a pretty sight). nurses were trailing me.. yelling i had to wait... ummm no. it was a "catch me if you can" moment.

The next morning they said he had to go into the NICU at a hospital 30 min away. and they were going to send him WITHOUT ME. ya, over my dead body. my fiance went with our son, and I told my doc he could discharge me OR catch me, his choice. he discharged me. I spent the next week living in the NICU while my son was on a CPAP machine.

It was scary, and very surreal. But the moral of this horrendous story is it's OK if things don't go as planned. TRUST IN YOURSELF that no matter how your baby story goes, you will be a GREAT mom. 14 days later, I came home with a beautiful, pneumonia-free, baby boy.

[Ford Girl]

Wow, lots of good stories, its so scary and wonderful all at once. Such a wide rage of emotions. Thanks for sharing...being new at this Im open to what ever has to happen, my plan is the same as Jessie's plan...

Melinda, Im due March 25th..so we are very close in dates.

I can't wait till Monday, its so exciting.

[want4rain]

Originally Posted by jessi76

TRUST IN YOURSELF that no matter how your baby story goes, you will be a GREAT mom.

best advice yet!! you and your body will learn a great deal about communicating over these short months. pay attention to what it tells you. i wish i had with Cailyn more!!

-ash

[Ford Girl]

http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/o...afilter=videos

Here are some 4D video's from my ultea sound today, Lima's doing great, weighs 9ozs, heart rate 146, measuring perfect...

We didnt find out the sex, but let me know if you think you see any "parts"...lol! I think its a boy...but not confirmed. Either way, too cool, Im so in love.

[Stacer]

Ooooooh! Neat Fordgirl. In the last video I think I saw a little something.

Squirmy little critter you've got in there.

[Love4himies]

Think I saw "something" in the last video. Wow he/she is a wiggly tike!

[Ford Girl]

Ya, the last video, where Lima uncrossed the legs...I think I saw teeny boy parts...they didnt confirm it. The video is in real time..amazing eh? Squirmy little thing...thats why it takes them 40 minutes to get all the measurements they need. And at the end of the 3rd clip Lima turns around (see the spine?) and thats all we could get - Lima didnt want to be seen anymore. LOL!

In the second clip you can see the cord going up along the left side of the baby...and Lima was sucking its hand and giveing some E.T. fingers..LOL! Too cute.

[jessi76]

have you tried the pencil test to predict boy or girl?? it's just for fun of course, but the results in my experience, have been accurate.

[Melinda]

oh wow, those are neat!! when we found out the sex of daughters baby two weeks ago it was only with the normal ultrasound thingy...nothing 4D and believe me....when he moved you KNEW it was a boy, those little things are swollen right up , I asked if it was normal and she said "yes, they will shrink down the more the baby ages but will swell up again just before he is born" bet this was all more than you all wanted to know huh? *L* we hope to have the 4D ones done when she hits her 8 month mark, we have to pay for them here

[want4rain]

on wii.... had to respond.

yeah boy weeniers are huge!

i heard heartbeat today. cried. sappy me also cried @ your 4D although couldnt watch video.

[Bushfire2000]

Hi there congrats new babies are always a joy.

I didn't have a "plan" for number one and just as well.

So it's my husbands birthday and I've got a chicken and all the trimmings on the stove, and company coming to celebrate.

When my water broke, at least I thought it had ,my underwear was wet and I hadn't peed.

So we pulled the chicken out of the oven and climed in the car (I'd jokingly told the guests to phone first just in case HA, HA, fortunatly they took me at my word and did phone first and when there was no answer didn't come)

Off to the city we went (1 1//2 hours) we get to the hospital and my husband parks a block away and we walk up a steep hill to the emergancy entrance. I told the nurse I think my water broke they wisked me away to a room and put me on bed rest(oops guess I shouldn't have walked that block to the door).

Baby didn't really want to make an apearance until next day. They put a moniter on us and left my husband noticed that the babies heart rate was not recovering fast enough from the contractions, we told the nurse and she looked and then called the doctor and away we went to have a c-section.

I was already on an epideral so they were able to do the c-section right away and didn't have to put me under. I didn't see anything or feel anything except presure and the urge to vomit.

My son number 1, was born weighing only 4.5 lbs. they took him away after a quick look and I didn't see him again until midnight when they wanted me to sign papers authorizing them to send him to another hospital where they had a neo natal intensive care ward. He looked like a baked potatoe wraped in a silver blanket in the inqubator as the took him off.

I had to wait until the next day before I could joining him at the new hospital and my brother-in-law and his wife drove me over (I thank god for them every time I think of it.)

My son now weighs 200lbs. and is very strong and healthy.

Son number two was not quite as dramatic an arrival. I just kept telling my doctor no more c-sections (I didn't want to be alone with a two year old that still wanted to be carried and an infant at harvest time because my husband would be out in the field all the hours god allowed.)

The baby wasn't moving as much as I thought he should be so they took an ultra sound decided his lungs were developed enough and said come on in and we'll induce you. So I went in and we waited all day for someone to give me a shot and nothing. about 4:30 the nurse came in and said that I should take off my jewlery. I looked at her and said am I having a c-section and she stud there stunned and didn't know what to say. Off they took me and yes it was another c-Section ( I must have signed consent forms or they couldn't have done it but what a surprise.) Baby boy 2 was a whole pound heavier than number 1 and didn't have to go anywhere other than my arms. That boy I breast fed for 8 months and loved it.

For anyone who's wondering I've done both the bottle and breast feeding and breast feeding has bottles beat hands down. It's always ready alwayd warm and no messy clean up.

Baby one was not able to breast feed for several reasons, he still did very well it's just the convenience of breast feeding I loved.


So even though I didn't want two c-sections it's not the end of the world if you do end up having to go that way.


Way too long and wordy a post but what the heck pregnant lady's need somthing to read.

[Schwinn]

Originally Posted by Ford Girl

http://s384.photobucket.com/albums/o...afilter=videos

Here are some 4D video's from my ultea sound today, Lima's doing great, weighs 9ozs, heart rate 146, measuring perfect...

We didnt find out the sex, but let me know if you think you see any "parts"...lol! I think its a boy...but not confirmed. Either way, too cool, Im so in love.

Cool! So, who does he/she look more like?

I thought Maddy was a boy...even when I saw the ultra-sound. Was rather proud, actually. Then Nurse Kill-Joy...
"Uh, that's actually the umbilical cord..."
"My bad..."

[want4rain]

oh the FINGERS!!! those fingers!! everywhere!! i bet you are so happy and proud of yourself! thats one wiggly baby!!

-ashley

[Ford Girl]

So squirmy eh? I just love the details....the cord, the plecenta...the soft spots on the head, spine and tiny bum cheeks.....amazing..

When I go for the next one, at 24 weeks, with my family - they told me not to drink all the water but to eat a boat load of candy and sugar for maximum movement. LOL! No problem I said!! hahah!

[SIL]

FG...I had some chocolate M&Ms before my ultrasounds and it was awesome!!! The baby moved around so much that even the regular ultrasounds looked neat.

With my first child I ended up having to be induced because of high blood pressure and low amniotic fluid. I went to the hospital on Thursday morning...was put on I.V. and began my day of boredom.
At one time they had to remove my I.V. because they were so busy in the maternity ward that they couldn't keep proper track of me We were there all day and night and couldn't believe the number of women that were delivering. It seemed like every 10 minutes we could hear a baby crying.
I started having some heavy contractions but the baby wasn't coming down. The doctor tried to break my water...you probably heard my screams all the way in Calgary it was so painful I finally had an epidural and tried to get some sleep while my husband squeezed himself in a little chair.
On Friday morning the doctors decided that the baby wasn't coming naturally as he hadn't moved down so I was wheeled into the delivery room for a c-section. As long as the baby was healthy I really didn't care that I had to be cut open...I was awake and could hear everybody around me.
At 8:25 am on March 30th our little boy was born...he was 8lbs 8 oz and looked amazing, no squished head I was sent to the recovery room and as soon as I could feel my legs I was wheeled to my room...my husband introduced me to our son and I was in love

With baby #2 and #3 I chickened out and opted for a planned c-section. I got to pick the date of delivery and everything went smoothly. I also got a spinal instead of an epidural which was much faster for recovery.

[Ford Girl]

Thanks for sharing your stories, its amazing how different they all are and just reaffirms that you need to have an open mind.

I will be 1/2 way there - 20 weeks - on Saturday. So exciting!! Im starting to feel the baby, its amazing. Im feeling good and looking forward to each day.

Want4 - how are you doing??