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[Rare Feathers Farm]

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You're speaking my language! Having a girl in September - I mostly need sleepers

Oh good!

By then I'll have a ton of newborn stuff I'll need to unload.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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You're speaking my language! Having a girl in September - I mostly need sleepers

Oh good!

By then I'll have a ton of newborn stuff I'll need to unload.

I'm only 2 weeks behind you. And even though PawPaw (my dad) and my neighbor have done their best to cloth her up until age 2, I am sure they may have missed something.... LoL I plan to start going through all of her clothes in the next week or so and washing the most immediately needed items and organizing the rest. So I suppose I will wait in the wings for the sale list also!

 

[SpringChickens]

Yeah, I've been hitting up garage sales because I didn't think I had enough clothes. I finally did the wash today (and sorted out my DD's old clothes looking for the gender neutral items), and I don't have to go shopping for a LONG time!!

Anyone need any little boy clothes? Or little girl clothes for that matter? lol

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Yard sales, here, too but not having a lot of luck finding fall sleepers! or fall clothing for a newborn, period!

I have everything from 3-6 months to 2T.

 

[SpringChickens]

I should have gone through my baby girl clothes to see what I have. I think I have quite a few sleepers, but don't remember for sure. Do you want me to look?

I know I have a lot of onesies...

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

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Are you talking to me or everyone having a girl?

If me, sure! Let me know what you'd want for them!

 

[SpringChickens]

Sure! I was talking to you specifically, but anyone is welcome to them! I'll look through them tomorrow...

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

I'm going to have to stop going places with my sister if she drives. Seriously. She drives at least 10-15 mph over the speed limit at all times, weaves in a out of traffic, texts and talks on her phone, and now is no longer wearing her seat belt because she "doesn't like the way it feels." She had her cell phone plastered to her face 75% of the time we were in town. I *thought* we could have a day to spend together and use the scanner at Target to add cute stuff to my registry, but I'm just frustrated and upset with her instead. I tried to explain to her that I wasn't comfortable with how she was driving, etc. but she got defensive and immature. So, I just asked her to take me home. I had wanted to pick up our crib today, but that didn't happen either. I feel weird about how the day turned out but I think I'll go cry now.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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I think you did the right thing.. You are responsible not only for your own safety, but your new LO as well. She is endangering herself and everyone around her. While I understand how you feel, don't cry. You were justified in having her take you home. Once she gets over the "Gah, what was her problem", maybe she will realize how dangerous her driving is for everyone involved... My brother texts and drives too. I hate it!! I have ridden with him once while he did it. NEVER AGAIN!!! He terrified me. My DH on the other hand, does NOT text and drive, he hands it to me and tells me what he wants to send to someone. Then I read the reply back to him... BUT, he is the defensive driver type that bobs and weaves in and out of traffic. Speeds and can not stand it if he isn't at the front of a line of traffic and will do whatever it takes to get to the front. I have already laid the law down that he will not drive that way with me in the truck anymore. And most especially when Carly is born. I am proud to say he is slowly getting better. It may be because he can hear me tensing up and breathing funny when he starts to drive that way..

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Sorry for this--but I need to vent....

For the last 7.5 months, I was told I'd have to have a c-section.

I was told I had placenta-previa, a tipped uterus, a tipped (and incompetent) cervix and the baby's been measuring 2 weeks' ahead (the doctor is thinking 8.5-9lbs!!!) I don't have GD but I'm "borderline." Both of my parents are diabetic and my fasting blood sugar was 62. One hour after the glucose drink, it spiked to 193 and I felt like fainting/throwing up. The next two hours, it came way back down (crashed) and I was shaking. The doctor said no refined sugars and watch my carbs. So I cut out all refined sugars and I'm doing the low-carb thing as best I can. I still "cheat" a little but with good carbs rather than bad. I also have clotting issues with my blood (poor circulation before pregnancy and it's been made much worse from all of my blood going to the uterus/baby), so I'm prone to blood clots. In fact, I had one in my foot but it has since gone away. I'm on a baby Aspirin a day for it, too...Oh and I'm also A - blood type & DH is O+ so there is some RH factor thing that is also of concern. I think with the c-section there would be less of a chance of the blood mixing than if I did "natural?" I opted out of the Rhogam shot during pregnany but I am supposed to get one right after I deliver.

I've been mentally preparing myself for the c-section for months. We have a date of August 16th which is 39 weeks, 3 days.

I went into my doctor last week and suddenly, the placenta is no longer over my cervix but "posterior?" The baby looked great, I have lots of fluid in there. Of course, my uterus & cervix are still tipped but the doctor did not think those were as big of a deal as the previa was? He also said that my cervix looked "okay." The baby is also still measuring 2 weeks' ahead and my blood clot issue is still there.

Now, my doctor asks if I'd like to attempt a natural delivery? My doctor specializes in "high risk" pregnancies and only does c-sections. There is another doctor in the clinic that handles "normal" pregancies and would help me deliver w/o c-section.

The doctor I have now recommends c-sections because of the risk of shoulder dysotica with larger babies, potential perm. damage to the pelvic floor (of the mom) during labor/delivery and the long-term side effects (think sneezing/peeing your pants at the same time in 15 years)....but he's not at all pushy about it.

I guess I'm terrified either way....I'm scared of the labor pains & contractions/ripping-tearing, etc but I'm also scared to be cut open & the recovery from a c-section.

I know with vag delivery, they can/do give an epidural but at our hospital--if you're more than 7cm when you come in, they will not give you an epidural at all. I live 25 minutes away from the hospital.

I think the worst-case would be laboring/contractions for a while, unable to have the baby naturally and then having an emergency c-section....

I'm not sure WHAT I want or WHAT I'm comfortable with....Am I being selfish? I don't know? I am not a big fan of pain but I have a high pain tolerance--or so I think I do at this point...

I am freaking myself out more & more just thinking about all of the what-ifs!

DH wants me to try for the natural because he's scared of having to help me lots for the week or so after the c-section and he's never even HELD a baby, changed a diaper, etc....his parents live next door and my mom and two sisters are coming up from out of town for 2-3 weeks as well. So we'll have plenty (probably too much) "help" but I'm still scared.

I guess my dilemma is....do I try for the natural and hope it goes as planned?

Or do I not even try and just do the c-section?

What should I do?