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Here's the one I was looking for max! I'll forever remember this. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2f7570eeb0.png
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Sky I love that your dh was getting kicks while you were out to it!! What a lovely father/son moment for him [emoji173]
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Pbn - He isn’t like this normally. I was also surprised. It’s hard for dh and dd to feel the baby because of my placenta being in the front so may be he was trying to feel at night. They both have felt the kicks a few times but not like anytime they want. He is excited as his parents are coming for the birth and they haven’t been here in California ever before and haven’t seen the birth of any of their grandkids.
Ash - Such a cute baby and That picture totally describes what you said.
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Nawwww Ash [emoji7][emoji7][emoji7]
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Awww ash what a cutie!!!
Blue, my DD1 was also very active and also had colic. Wonder if there is some type of correlation?!
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I wonder that too Max ! So far for me in utero activity has correlated to their attitude after birth so fingers crossed this baby keeps up the tradition [emoji1]
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So I Aced my glucose test, barely made it with my hemoglobin level and "might" have a UTI. They r running a culture to be sure. I don't feel much symptoms though i have been forced to hold urine for long hours at work lately and that is never healthy.
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Max - this baby is by far my most active too but I’ve always heard the opposite. If active in womb more chill and vise versa. I thought XX posted an article on it. Please don’t even mention colic [emoji23] I’ll DIE!!
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Yep! The Perinatologist at my hospital showed me the study. It contained a very large sample size and there is a compelling correlation to fetal activity and demeanor once born. I can attest that Olivian is the most chill baby and she was UBER active inutero! Oh, and she is not colicky or a gassy baby either!!Quote:
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Shann - Checking for an update. Hope you are doing ok.
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Blue, hope all is ok!!
Kat and XX, phew!!!! Can you post it again if you have access to it? I wonder if that holds true for both boys and girls? I thought I read that it was opposite for some reason. Yikes lol.
Shan, how are you???
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Max- I don’t have a copy of the study-he had it pulled up on his computer in the office for me to read. It was the same for both boys and girls.
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Ladies- not sure if you read the other threads, but Shannshaff had a healthy baby boy!
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LMSM - I had a carrier with my youngest that was face out only but I got the lillibaby because of the option to use multiple positions, I like the idea of the back carry for later on. I know for face out you have to wait until baby has head and neck control but I wanted one I can use right away with no insert. And no I'm still thirsty and nauseous but with only 1 swollen ankle now. And Yay for potty training going well and half way there!
Sky - thanks for responding. I haven't been diagnosed its just some symptoms that are pointing to it. I'll find out when I go for my bloodwork later this month.
Iwant4- My appt is in 2 weeks and the doctor rescheduled it 3 times so I'm just going to leave it. Not to mention my job has a fit when I don't give a few weeks notice before an apt and I already put in for this one. I gave a 13 day notice in the beginning of my pregnancy and got a long email about not giving enough notice and being a team player. The closer I get to maternity leave the ruder everyone seems to be getting.
Ash- I'm glad surgery went well. And I always say you have to make a mess to clean it haha. I had to laugh at your kicks in the butt hole and vagina comment. I swear my baby is so low in my pelvis she is going to fall out.
Shann- Congrats!
Everyone seems so stressed in here. Must be the time of the year. I told my SO I'm feeling very overwhelmed lately. Nothing in particular just feeling stretched thin and I'm tired a lot. I can't wait to go on leave even though I really haven't set a date yet for it.
XX all my kids have fitted into the findings of that survey :) the mega active babies have been super chilled once here and the one who barely moved (were talking worryingly low movements) has been manic since day 1!!
shann Congratulations on your healthy boy, hope you are both doing well :)
Thanks xx!!
Shan congrats!! Can’t wait to see a pic of your sweet little guy. [emoji175]
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hows your name search going Max? are your girls still wanting "poop emoji" :D i dont know if this will be of any help at all but just to give you an idea of what my 4 boys are like..
DS1 (age 7) very chilled out from day 1, loves to research his favorite things (dinosaurs at the moment) in his books, very easy to deal with, he hates being naughty or in trouble
DS2 (age 6) very high energy and always has been, loves sports and anything physical, low attention span for anything else, he is the hardest work of all our children, if he isnt stimulated he will make his own "fun" but if you keep him busy he is fine
DS3 (age 4) very chilled, lowest energy of them all, he loves art and will sit and draw all day, so easy to deal with he also has no interest in misbehaving (unlike #2!!)
DS4 (age 3) somewhere between #2 and #3, he's laid back but manic in his own way, very very funny to watch him and the crazy stuff he does, no where near as challenging as #2 but he has a bit more about him than #1 and #3 if you know what i mean..
just thought id put this out there to say that my 4 boys all differ a lot from one another and gender cant be the reason because they are all male, i really think its just the individual personality and temperament of the child over being male or female, although i'd agree that my boys seem slightly more inclined to be physical whereas my girls are more inclined to be emotional
I agree 4blue2pink! My boys all have their own personalities for sure!
Ds 1 as yours he always been chilled, and so easy to get along with. He's the go with the flow type. His heart is very big.
Ds 2: is very active like could be a gymnastic and can be loud and hyper, but he's good when he has to be, has a heart big as gold! So funny, and loves to sing!
Ds3: well he's mean, hyper, but so funny and can always get you to smile!
I'm so proud of all of them.
My dd she fits right in, she drags the little boys into playing dolls with her or she drags them into a wrestling match. What I'm saying is kids have their own ways of fitting right in and they adapt to fit your family perfectly.
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Shann- congrats on a healthy baby boy!! ☺
Shann - Congratulations on the arrival of your sweet baby boy. How are you doin? Can’t wait to see the pic.
Mommaxo3- All the best for your test. Gd is so unpredictable and I was diagnosed very early. The symptoms may just be pregnancy related. I used to be so thirsty with my dd that all I did the whole day was drink chilled water all the time. But I passed my glucose tolerance test twice. Hope it’s just pregnancy related for you.
LMSM - So in your opinion,which carrier is good to use right from birth?
How was the outing yesterday?
Max - How are you? Are you back to your regular routine? Sorry, I missed a lot in between. How many weeks are you now?
Pbn - My due date is Feb 8. I keep forgetting to tell you. I remember whenever we start a new thread and then forget. [emoji12]
Ladies - I have a question. I had a c-section with my dd. I didn’t go into labor and my OB stripped the membrane on my due date appointment. The next evening, my water broke just a little and I had to go to l&d since I was gbs strep positive. They started me on pitocin. I walked for 4 hrs and then had epidural. After 21 hours of labor and full force contractions, the baby was still up high and I was only 6cm. Hence the c-section.
Now, this OB is asking me if I want to go for a repeat c-section or want to try for Vaginal delivery. I don’t know what to say? My previous OB told me that it would more likely be a c-section with baby number 2. Annoyingly, my OB isn’t suggesting anything and keeps saying that it’s my decision. She says she will wait for my body to go into labor until my due date if I want to go for vaginal birth and also states that she won’t be able to give me the same dosage for induction like I was given last time since there is a risk of scar opening. She is too technical and that’s the only reason I am still with her. She is not personable at all. But the fact that I have gd and she is good at making decisions when it comes to the baby and delivery is the only reason I am still with her. I wanted to change my OB after first two appointments but didn’t since I asked around a few of my sources in the hospital and they mentioned that she is technically very sound and is head of obstetrics. What do I do? I told her everything about my previous delivery yet she doesn’t even drop a Hint. I am fine with another c-section too. All I want is a safe option. And there is a gap of 6 years in between both kids.
Sorry for a long post but I really need to hear it from you all because I am not sure what to do.
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I've only ever had csections, so I'm not much help. I will tell you by my fourth baby I wanted so badly to have a baby vaginally , because it's something I never got to experience and now I never will.
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Sky I've never had a c section but I do know I've been induced twice and labored myself twice and all turned out fine. I also feel like my recovery time was nothing since I Labor so easily. I tore a little with ds4 because of his position but for the most part hardly even sore. It sounds like maybe this ob would be on top of things more than your last and baby just wasn't ready to come yet. Also I think once you have two c sections you get less of an option to go back and forth so it really is your decision at this point lol no help sorry
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For those in the facebook group Shannshaff posted a pic and update yesterday :)
Skyblue I would have loved the option of a vbac for my second. I had a hard time coming to terms with the fact I will never experience natural childbirth. It still is a sore point with me and one I try to not dwell on. I stopped watching pregnancy and labour reality shows because it upsets me that much. However, everyone is different and if you're comfortable with going straight to a c-section then do so. At the end of the day all that matters is you and bub are safe and happy so go with your gut. There's no point in trying for a vbac if you're really not wanting to, don't put yourself through the stress of feeling pressured one way or the other. Make the decision that best suits you and don't look back xxoo
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Pbn did she delete? I never seen it [emoji22].
🤢 I just ate four pieces of Halloween candy and now want to barf
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Ash its under the post about checking everytime I see a facebook notification if its her. Will be at the top of the page as last commented on post :)
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By under I mean in the comments sorry!
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Thankyou ladies.
Pbn - I first went back to fb to see Shannshaff’s baby. Such a cute boy.
I never thought that Vaginal birth will ever be an option before my OB asked me. I tried to go for vaginal with dd though I was scared to death thinking about a tear and pain and cried when they wanted to do a c-section. I know the recovery is quick with vaginal than a c-sec so knowing that I have that option and turning that down sounds irrational to me. And at the same time, I feel that would it be better to just do the c-sec? I am so torn and not able to decide and I tried so hard for OB to just help me get to a decision but that didn’t work out either. [emoji52]
I am also thinking to see how big is the baby at 36 weeks and see what OB has to say about that.
I asked her that people say that gd babies are big but she said not when you are diet controlled [emoji849]. What would you do?
Ash - That’s a good point that may be the baby wasn’t ready to come out last time. As soon as the OB on call suggested to go for a c-section since the contractions were at the peak, he said ok because he was scared for both me and the baby.
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Found it.
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Sky honestly I wouldn't worry about the gd for delivery. Since cali has lower numbers for their standard. 130 is the number mine go by and I failed my first test last two pregnancies and this pregnancy my numbers were 125 and I still haven't had a baby over 6lb 13oz the other three were in the 5s
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Ash - Ya, Ca is so strict. I hate it when I get this answer from my nutritionist every time I ask her that other members in my gd group have different target readings than mine. I have only gained 4 pounds so far in almost 27 weeks. I am not even buying clothes for the baby since I am so unsure how big the baby will be. My dd was 7 pounds and 3 ounce.
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Sky I was planning on looking into hypnotherapy for ds2 before the option of a vbac was removed. It sounds wonderful and I had these daydreams of how amazing my labour and delivery would be [emoji23] (I'm a dreamer) I would do some research into vbacs and go from there. You have plenty of time to make a decision xxoo
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I am also thinking about doing some search on Vbac now. Thanks.
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Popping on to say, I’m about to have my fifth csection, and I am disappointed that I never got to experience labor and delivery naturally. I was going to have a VBAC with my second, but she was backwards and my doctor was uncomfortable with it. He left the decision up to me but heavily discouraged the VBAC in my final week of pregnancy. After the second csection, I no longer had the option to try VBAC.
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Sky- my gd baby was controlled by diet and he was my smallest baby.
Ds1 7.14
Dd 8.8
Ds2 8.2
Ds3 7.10
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Sky: my gd baby was my smallest baby
Ds1: 7.14
Dd: 8.8
Ds2: 8.2
Ds3: 7.10
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Welcome to your baby boy – congrats Shann!!!
Hope all went well :awe:
I will go check on FB too, as I missed it! ^^
Sky – definitely read about VBAC – I know in the USA they are verrrry pro Csection – when in reality, well controlled and monitored, a VBAC can go perfectly well – especially if there was no risk factor per se with the 1st section (from what I understood it was an elective C section?).
For the carrier – I would try a ring sling, as you can wear it high away from the scar (if there is one ;)) and hubs can use it too – but I would urge you to go to a meet/get a one-one lesson to help you get a feel for it and see what fits your lifestyle, and needs the best ;) I can only tell what I know and like, but that is like to be different to what you might ^^
If you want to buy one thing that will last from newborn to toddlerhood – either a woven wrap (the most versatile but steepest learning curve so not for everyone), or a structure carrier adapted from birth without insert (ideally made with woven wrap material – softest for both carrier and baby – such as a Fidella flytai, lenny lamb, Soul, or more structure Lillebaby or Connecta - or one that seems great is the Emeibaby, which is a hybrid). Happy to find you links to the different kinds and videos too - ;) Will PM you later!
Blue booties – well done for acing the glucose test – one less thing to worry about!!
Mommyxo3 – hope symptoms do disappear though, not comfortable in any event!
As for me, saw my little munchkin this morning – soooo cute! Definitely all girl – and healthy. She is a fatty already – my biggest baby so far (ok, now am scared since DD2 was already chunky muffin!)will have to go on a better diet lol she is below 50% for everything bar her tummy, which is like 80th percentile :P The sonographer said to expect a big bub (and here I was hoping for a cute little delicate flower haha). She was all snuggled up between by cervix, placenta and bladder, the cheeky! The only thing was that my placenta was borderline low (just about cut off too close to the cervix) but not enough to worry them yet as they say it will go up (had to get an internal to get precise measurement). Will still mention it to the GP – maybe I can coax her into a 3rd trim scan to check it out later – as I know a low lying placenta can hinder a vaginal delivery and it freaks me out to go into labour if there is a problem with the placental location, as I go into labour hard and fast so not like I would have time to rush in for an emergency C-section, hemorrage is a potential real issue so now have myself worried as my placenta was neve rlow lying previously …
All in all - IÂ’m still amazed that this little creature is in there, and I love her so much already :awe: now to choose her forever name :D
Yay Shan!!! Congrats!! [emoji175]
Thank you for sharing your stories mommy and 4blue. Always so nice to hear about all the personalities and variations.
Lmsm, sounds so cute! My placenta was also low lying but they said it wasn’t concerning because it will continue to move (hopefully in the right direction). No names yet, still love William and Samuel and they are too contenders. Both of my girls are named after grandmothers that we knew and loved, but I wasn’t as close with either of the grandfathers with those names so we might choose something else entirely. We have gotten away from the name “poop emoji” but still don’t have others that we love yet. I think we might need to see him before deciding? Also, I think you asked about the hematoma? It’s still there and measuring 3cm, but my OB took me off bedrest and I have been slowly getting back to the gym which has been amazing!!! I took a barre class today and it makes me so, so happy.
I’ve been having a really hard time sleeping at night. Anyone else?! I start stressing about schedules once baby arrives, praying that I fall in love with him the second I see him, curious what he will be like, trying to imagine what he will look like, etc. I’m actually very glad Jessica Alba is having a boy bc she has the same age spread and somehow seeing her publicly embracing it makes me happy. I don’t know if that’s weird or not?
Pbn, I also love the idea of hypnobirthing. They don’t allow it in the hospitals here. So unfortunate. I labor FAST and think it would make such a difference. Bummer! How are you feeling??
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Max I struggle with sleeping. Not necessarily because of stressing (I don't think) but I wake up to pee so often seems like my 3am bathroom break keeps me away until 4:30 or 5. [emoji31] and I get so angry lol. I told dh just the other day I hope I can get one good sleep in before giving birth it would be grand.
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I also wonder ALL THE TIME what she will look likE. My hopes are like me... all by boys are blondies that favor dh
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Maxim I feel good if not tired alot because I also don't sleep well. Like Ash I'm always getting up to pee.... 4 times during the night last night and again at 5.30am this morning which I couldn't get back to sleep from [emoji24] plus have trouble getting to sleep to begin with. I try and change sides because my hand will go to sleep but its like I have to wait for bub to resettle on the other side and sometimes its so uncomfy I just go back to the other side [emoji23][emoji23]
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