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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 9:27:51 GMT -5
1. How far along are you
2. Symptoms/AWs/Rants/etc?
3. What are some of the craziest things you have heard people do to start labor?
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 9:42:36 GMT -5
1. 38w 2d
2. I am so fucking bored! Finding a daycare is getting annoying. I know two places that are accepting newborns and the one hasn't called back and the other we are playing phone tag. The place were I am playing phone tag I am not a huge fan of due to it being in a church, but H said we will look for a new place once the little fighter is no longer a newborn.
Living through the wrist pain and tingling
Had some butt pain yesterday for some random reason. Maybe its from the weight gain. I used to have it a few years ago when I weighted around this weight.
3. My uncle said his mom jumped down three stairs at a time to try to jump start labor. And then there is always the castor oil posts over on babycenter. Oh and one girl suggesting using a noodle to pop one's water. (I am not sure if she was joking) None of them I will do no matter how bored I am.
One additional question. Do you think my doctor's office will strip my membranes on Thursday if I remember to ask them to? I am not sure if 38w5d is too early for them to do that for a ftm. Don't worry I am not stupid enough to try to do that at home.
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Post by LMC on Feb 22, 2016 9:46:20 GMT -5
7+2
SHIT. Shit shit shit. Cat's out of the bag. I almost just got sick in my boss's office. He knew exactly what it was. Shit. It's not the end of the world because he knew about my treatments, but I wanted to wait a little longer. You think being a lawyer I would be a better liar.
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Post by LMC on Feb 22, 2016 9:55:33 GMT -5
PandPmeant2B - I honestly think both he and my assistant already knew, since they knew about all of my appointments. Of course, half of it was the fact that my anxiety attacks have been through the fucking roof the past 2 weeks, because now that I'm back in my office and finished my mint tea, I feel 75% better. Still nauseous, but no longer "puke is imminent" feeling.
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 22, 2016 9:56:16 GMT -5
LMC...are you saying "shit" because of concerns your boss will tell the rest of the office? Or is it something else? As a lawyer, he should know that sharing that kind of information is in violation of your privacy rights under HIPAA if you don't give permission to share it/ask him to keep his mouth shut for the time being. Forgot to mention in my prior post....Pregnant Paralegal had a gender reveal party on Saturday, and she's having a boy! I miiiight have picked her up some little boy layette sets by Carter's at Costco yesterday....when I bought some cute little sets for Chipmunchkin (8.99 a set, with a top or body suit, and a pair of shorts or pants). The cupcakes and kittens were too adorable to resist. Plus my AWs... Hung the mobile on the crib yesterday (mattress is still en route). The cats who love dangly things didn't give it a second glance...until DH wound it up to play the music and it started moving. The tabby cat that LMC wanted last week sat next to the crib staring at the mobile for 10 solid minutes, not twitching and not puffing out/hissing. I think she's entranced by it or wants to murder it. Friend who is plotting a low key baby shower surprised me Saturday with a baby blanket for Chipmunchkin! She knows I am a huge Florida Gator fan, and crocheted this blankie with soft orange and soft blue- perfect for a Baby Gator, and it looks so nice hanging on the side of the crib! I cried, it is so pretty.
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 9:56:37 GMT -5
3. My uncle said his mom jumped down three stairs at a time to try to jump start labor. And then there is always the castor oil posts over on babycenter. Oh and one girl suggesting using a noodle to pop one's water. (I am not sure if she was joking) None of them I will do no matter how bored I am. One additional question. Do you think my doctor's office will strip my membranes on Thursday if I remember to ask them to? I am not sure if 38w5d is too early for them to do that for a ftm. Don't worry I am not stupid enough to try to do that at home. In regards to your question, I think it depends on how big the baby is. If it's measuring big they might but otherwise they'll probably want you to cook the full 40 weeks. That is the same face that I made. I figured they wouldn't do it yet. I would think with my due date being on a Saturday they MAY do it one or two days before it, but not a week before my due date. LMC - That sucks your boss knows sooner than you wanted him to know you are pregnant.
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Post by LMC on Feb 22, 2016 10:01:37 GMT -5
chipmunk - I just felt like he shouldn't know yet. No real reason. I'm just a big ball of anxiety lately.
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 10:06:07 GMT -5
In regards to your question, I think it depends on how big the baby is. If it's measuring big they might but otherwise they'll probably want you to cook the full 40 weeks. Yeah mine didn't do it at all (my doctor said it just isn't effective enough to bother), but they wouldn't talk about any induction methods until 40 weeks +. That doesn't surprise me. I know boredom isn't enough to start early inducing early either and I don't have any medical reasons to induce early. Which I am happy I don't have any medical reasons to induce early. I feel bad for H he said in October that I would have the baby on February 21. My one friend said over the weekend said I will have her today so they share a birthday together and it is a full moon. All I hope is that she is healthy and not born on February 29. I would feel bad if she is a leap year baby.
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 22, 2016 10:33:22 GMT -5
chipmunk - I just felt like he shouldn't know yet. No real reason. I'm just a big ball of anxiety lately. Perfectly reasonable feelings, regardless of actual reason or lack thereof. I didn't want my boss to know until I could tell her in person (no actual necessity behind needing to tell her in person, I just wanted to be the one to tell her). This meant my supervisor and my paralegal had to keep their mouths shut for two months until I was up there to do so.
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 11:08:48 GMT -5
That doesn't surprise me. I know boredom isn't enough to start early inducing early either and I don't have any medical reasons to induce early. Which I am happy I don't have any medical reasons to induce early. I feel bad for H he said in October that I would have the baby on February 21. My one friend said over the weekend said I will have her today so they share a birthday together and it is a full moon. All I hope is that she is healthy and not born on February 29. I would feel bad if she is a leap year baby. I think it'd be totally badass to have a leap year birthday! It'd feel even more special, right? H worries when we would celebrate her birthday on years where there is no leap year. I told him both days (February 28 and March 1)!
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 22, 2016 11:14:33 GMT -5
I've a friend whose son was born on Leap Day. He turns 16 next week. She's already set things up with the lady at the DMV to have her momentarily "reject" his driver's license application because he's "technically" only 4 years old I believe, from what she's told me in the past, that they celebrate on whichever day ends up being convenient/falling closer to the weekend- the boy is a black belt in tae kwon do, and between his own classes/practices and earning pocket money from helping teach the young classes, plus school, he's fairly busy. So if February 28th is a Thursday, they tend to celebrate Friday March 1st with a dinner and cake for him and a few friends who then get to spend the night. But if it's the middle of the week for both dates, they look at what works best in terms of work/school/activity schedules, and whichever night doesn't have a ton going on, they have a family celebration that day, then he gets to have a little get together with friends on the weekend before or after, depending on when the 28th/1st falls in the week.
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Post by gingerlady on Feb 22, 2016 11:16:27 GMT -5
1. 25 weeks tomorrow
2. I'm doing well pregnancy-wise: feeling great, getting lots of kicks. DH and I started the process of house-hunting, which is honestly scaring the shit out of me. It's a crazy competitive sellers market and I'm not sure we'll be able to find something before June (which is both my due date and when our rental lease is up). We saw the only two properties currently on the market in our price range this weekend and they were FAR from what we're looking for. I guess it would be okay if we don't find something and have to renew our lease because our apartment is small but we'd be okay there with a newborn. However, I'm worrying about setting up daycare not knowing where we'll be. Plus I'm jealous of all the people who're nesting, setting up nurseries, etc. We're just not in a position to do that.
3. What are some of the craziest things you have heard people do to start labor? I'm blissfully unaware of all of these wives tales. Maybe people will start telling me then when I'm 40+ weeks!
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 11:27:49 GMT -5
I've a friend whose son was born on Leap Day. He turns 16 next week. She's already set things up with the lady at the DMV to have her momentarily "reject" his driver's license application because he's "technically" only 4 years old I believe, from what she's told me in the past, that they celebrate on whichever day ends up being convenient/falling closer to the weekend- the boy is a black belt in tae kwon do, and between his own classes/practices and earning pocket money from helping teach the young classes, plus school, he's fairly busy. So if February 28th is a Thursday, they tend to celebrate Friday March 1st with a dinner and cake for him and a few friends who then get to spend the night. But if it's the middle of the week for both dates, they look at what works best in terms of work/school/activity schedules, and whichever night doesn't have a ton going on, they have a family celebration that day, then he gets to have a little get together with friends on the weekend before or after, depending on when the 28th/1st falls in the week. That is the thing I had to explain to H is that we more likely will not be celebrating the LO's birthday on her date of birth every year anyways due to it sometimes being in the middle of the week. H's mom used to take off and let that child get out of school on the child's birthday. I will not be doing this for this child since I think it is a silly reason to get out of school.
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Post by LMC on Feb 22, 2016 11:39:27 GMT -5
That is the thing I had to explain to H is that we more likely will not be celebrating the LO's birthday on her date of birth every year anyways due to it sometimes being in the middle of the week. H's mom used to take off and let that child get out of school on the child's birthday. I will not be doing this for this child since I think it is a silly reason to get out of school. WHAT?! That is ridiculous!
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 22, 2016 12:23:36 GMT -5
I sometimes got to be out of school on my birthday, but that was due to the fact that I'm a late November birthday, right before Thanksgiving, so my "day off from school" was spent driving 6-8 hours in the car with my parents to X location for Thanksgiving dinner a day or two later.
Otherwise, I agree with PPs- missing school just because it's your birthday is ridiculous. I might make an exception if the child is a member of a large nuclear family (ie, 4-5+ kids), as then I might see it less as a "you get out of school because it's your birthday" and more as a "because it's your birthday, you get a day of one on one time with one of your parents, so we will pull you out of school for it" particularly before the kid gets into the later teen years where they've absolutely no interest in spending the day with a parent. At that point, it becomes a time to make a special memory with the child amidst all the bustle of the larger family routine.
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Post by gingerlady on Feb 22, 2016 12:27:13 GMT -5
That is the thing I had to explain to H is that we more likely will not be celebrating the LO's birthday on her date of birth every year anyways due to it sometimes being in the middle of the week. H's mom used to take off and let that child get out of school on the child's birthday. I will not be doing this for this child since I think it is a silly reason to get out of school. WHAT?! That is ridiculous! When I was a kid I LOVED going to school on my birthday. Everyone wished me a happy birthday and I was the center of attention and we got to eat cupcakes and it was awesome. I would have been miserable spending it at home alone with my family, no matter what fun things they dreamed up for us to do. My sister had a summer birthday and she was always so jealous that I could celebrate in school. She said everyone always forgot her birthday, and people were on vacation so half the people she'd invite to the party couldn't come. I think she's bitter about it to this day (and she's in her 40s - haha!)
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Post by gingerlady on Feb 22, 2016 12:50:58 GMT -5
I have a summer birthday so I always missed cupcake day at school but did get to have (very small) pool parties, so it evened out. Then you get old and have to work on your birthday more often than not. Might as well get used to going to school on it! This is real. I had a long string of bad scheduling/bad luck on my birthdays for many years. This is what I can remember: 30th - I was up all night because my PhD thesis was due the following day and the printer was being a bitch and wouldn't print it in the right format 31st - medical board exams 32nd - As a resident, 36 hour call in the NICU 33rd - As a resident, 36 hour call in the PICU (pediatric ICU) 34th - As a fellow, on-call from home. It was one of my worst call nights ever. My pager woke me up no fewer than 20 times overnight and I had to go into the hospital on an emergent basis at 4am. 35 and up has been AWESOME!
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Post by gingerlady on Feb 22, 2016 12:56:32 GMT -5
okay @sarahufl you win (or loose) on worst birthday story. Here's to #33!
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Post by snippet17 on Feb 22, 2016 13:00:42 GMT -5
That is the thing I had to explain to H is that we more likely will not be celebrating the LO's birthday on her date of birth every year anyways due to it sometimes being in the middle of the week. H's mom used to take off and let that child get out of school on the child's birthday. I will not be doing this for this child since I think it is a silly reason to get out of school. WHAT?! That is ridiculous! I agree. H would go shopping with his mom. H's mom and sister don't get why he wouldn't do this in college or now. When he was in college his birthday was a week before finals and now well he rather use his vacation for other reasons. H's sister also still wants a new dress for Christmas and Easter. She is 27 and I hope some day she grows up and doesn't except for her parents to still pay for her bills when her and her husband forever. For the most part I don't really remember my birthdays. Not due to being drunk, its due to not caring if I do anything for it.
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Post by chipmunk on Feb 22, 2016 13:31:01 GMT -5
I have a summer birthday so I always missed cupcake day at school but did get to have (very small) pool parties, so it evened out. Then you get old and have to work on your birthday more often than not. Might as well get used to going to school on it! Believe it or not, despite growing up in FL, I never once had a pool party for my birthday. It was simply too cold outside, even here.
Once or twice, I did have an little "end of year" party with a couple of girls from my class where we swam all afternoon, but that was it for me and pool parties.
Chipmunchkin, being due the end of May, will likely have some pool parties when she's old enough (ie, her and young kids that have had some basic swim lessons at a minimum, plus parents have to be in the pool with their child. I'm a stickler like that).
Going on 6 years ago, I was out in CA visiting sister and nieces during spring break. It was cold, but there was an indoor pool club, and two of their little friends had a joint birthday party at the pool club. Sister was VERY happy to have me there- BIL was off on a Navy Reserve training, and an extra pair of eyes and hands from her former lifeguard/competitive swimmer sibling in the pool was very helpful, considering all the kids bobbing around on pool noodles, and the fact that the club wouldn't turn on the pool lights before a certain time of evening
I also spent many a birthday studying for exams or preparing cases. Last year, my birthday was on a Saturday, so I got to relax and do what I wanted, but I was, that very day, just finishing week 13 of this pregnancy, and was most relieved that food actually looked appetizing.
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