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Breastfeeding
I’ve been pumping every 2-3 hours & getting a few more drops each time. Something is happening in there! I did one of my overnight pumping sessions from 3-330 & then was woken up by my nu...
Introducing...
Labor was painless & truly easy (I didn’t feel anything! A little pressure but no pain at all!) up until 3.5 hours in when the nurse turned the pitocin from 6 to 7 and a flip switched. Then l...
Update 9
I was assigned the same awesome nurse who had me on Tues & Wed & it’s been WAY better than I feared this morning. She took her time starting the pitocin after remembering my fears earlier...
Update 8
Slept ok last night. I’m working hard to channel calm, powerful energy & not focus too much on my sadness over the actually pregnancy part ending. I will have my mom, my husband & my best...
Labor Tips
Alright moms out there… What are your best tips & suggestions for labor? What made the biggest difference in making your labor a good experience? What is your #1 tip that I should keep in min...
Update 7
I’ve been going through a bit of doggy withdrawal (which I think is largely ‘real life withdrawal’ after three straight days in a hospital bed) and without me saying anything, my friends and fami...
Update 6
I’ve always been an outspoken advocate of nurses. I’ve always, even long before I became one myself, vocally spoke up about the priceless and under-appreciated value of a bedside presence that gu...
Update 5
So contractions continue to be calm and much less common so I got moved upstairs to a longterm stay area. It’s mostly full of women who are on longterm pregnancy related bed rest (everyone’s goal...
Update 4
My sister had her sweet little girl at 11:58 PM 11/4/2014 only 7 minutes after her water broke & only needed to do 2 pushes. Amazing. No pain meds, feels great, baby has been breastfeeding &a...
Update 3
Sitting in Labor & Delivery. Contractions are every 1-3 minutes & progressing. I feel ok just a little uncomfortable. No real pain just aching & pressure. We finalized our names &...
Update #2
So I got here & got hooked up & immediately started having contractions. Oof. A test showed my water had broken & they checked me & I am already 3 cm dialated, 90% effaced, 0 stat...
Update
I started passing blood at work today & called my clinic. They told me to go to the ER so I’m headed there now. Will keep you guys updated. At least I’m finally being seen!!
33w5days
So I lost most of my mucous plug yesterday morning, unexpectedly, and then leaked fluid most of the day. I called my doctor, explained what was happening, and because they was no blood and contra...
32 Week New Plan
So I went in for a ‘follow up’ appt with my OB today to go over the ultrasound results from yesterday. I expected it to be routine and uneventful but, as seems to be the usual lately, things were...
32 week Ultrasound
So I had my 32 week ultrasound today and went into it confident but a little cautious that maybe things weren’t going as hoped. I kept thinking of PB’s very own paradiesFOUND and how her little o...
32w3d
I may be one of the few pregnant ladies to say this but I truly hope I stay pregnant for the entire time. It isn’t that it’s comfortable or light or easy all the time - it’s that it feels like it...
Baby Pool!
Rob & I made one of those ridiculous but oh so fun baby pools for our friends & family! If you’d like to join & wager a guess on when this little one will arrive & who they may be...
Slow and Steady
It took me a long time to accept that pregnancy would slow me down. I fought it for a long time, vowing to be that pregnant lady who stayed active and looked fit and strong throughout the nine mo...
30 Weeks
The past week or so has been quite the awakening in life as a pregnanct lady. I hit 30 weeks and things have just really started to feel pregnant. The baby has dropped significantly and instead o...
Maternity Photos!
Very early in my pregnancy, a very sweet coworker and close friend asked if she could take some maternity photos for me once I had a real bump. I of course happily agreed and well, 29 weeks in as...
29 Weeks
I’ve been struggling a lot this week with guilt and comparing my abilities with those around me and battling internal signs that maybe I need to start cutting back at work. I’ve cried more this w...
Baby Class #2
We attended our second Labor and Delivery class yesterday and yet again I was impressed and surprised and all warm and fuzzied by how seriously Rob takes all of this. While other husbands fought ...
28 Weeks
I’m still here and doing great but every time I log on I see 15 new bookmarks and get overwhelmed and run away. This isn’t a new habit so I’m not sure why I write that as though it should be but…...
26 Weeks, The Athlete Within
I’ve always been an active person. I was in softball, basketball, soccer and eventually volleyball starting as a young kid and all because I begged my parents to sign me up. My parents played spo...
25 weeks
So I had my 24 week appointment today and got to bring my adorable parents along to see my baby nugget. The baby cooperated for the most part and even let out a big old yawn right as we were watc...
