Had my midwife appointment today. I met with Tanya who seems very nice. At the "meet the midwives" she seemed the most doctory of all the midwives and that came through again a bit today but nowhere near as doctory as the doctors.
I told her about our Doula and then asked about him being breech. She said right now it's hard to tell what position he's in but around week 34 they'll be able to tell and that's also when they can start trying to get him to flip around.
I realized I forgot to mention that my regular doctor had told me I have a heart murmur when they were taking my history at the last appointment. So I told her that. And since I've never had any other kind of tests about it she is referring me to a cardiologist. My doctor made it seem like it's not a big deal but I guess she wants to be sure.
My blood pressure was well within a normal range today. But I've been keeping track of it since just before I got pregnant and noticed that it's been going up. So I brought that up and showed her my notes. We talked about what would happen if I get preeclampsia again. If I get it before or after full term, if it's severe or mild, no matter what combo, they would just end up inducing me. So I'm hoping to avoid that but at least I know now. I guess if it is going to happen I'll want to discuss how to make it less awful this time around, if that's even possible.
As for right now I have an appointment to go back in two weeks just to check my blood pressure.
I think she thought I was worried so that's why she had me make the BP appointment and gave me the referral for the cardiologist. At least that's what I hope.
Bean is a little over a pound and almost a foot long. His skin is still translucent and he's developing taste buds. My soccer ball sized uterus measured 24 weeks perfectly today and his heart rate was 156 which she said was great since he was kicking.
So he's good at least!
I've gained 9 pounds according to their scale. But I also started wearing jeans, a sweatshirt, and sneakers. Our scale has a slightly more reasonable number usually around 5 pounds. So that would put me at either 11 or 7 pounds gained total.
Pretty big week in all sorts of ways.
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Showing posts with label Bean. Show all posts
Friday, September 30, 2011
She's walking!
Kaida started walking everywhere last Friday. She just stopped crawling and cruising everywhere and started walking instead. No idea why. It's pretty cute the way she toddles around though.
She showed off for Grandmom on Saturday at Aunt Jamie's house. And she was pretty fascinated when Melanie started running around. She was definitely interested in joining in.
She's gotten a lot better at it in just a week but I still hold her hand when we're walking on hard or uneven surfaces.
It's funny how she's gotten worse at other things that require balance since she started walking. She keeps falling over when she sits. Just out of nowhere she'll topple over. This has unfortunately happened while she was sitting on the couch so she fell off... twice. She's also falling from standing too. I guess she's just too busy to think about it. Silly toddler.
She showed off for Grandmom on Saturday at Aunt Jamie's house. And she was pretty fascinated when Melanie started running around. She was definitely interested in joining in.
She's gotten a lot better at it in just a week but I still hold her hand when we're walking on hard or uneven surfaces.
It's funny how she's gotten worse at other things that require balance since she started walking. She keeps falling over when she sits. Just out of nowhere she'll topple over. This has unfortunately happened while she was sitting on the couch so she fell off... twice. She's also falling from standing too. I guess she's just too busy to think about it. Silly toddler.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
23 Weeks
Bean is 23 weeks gestation this week. We really need to get a name on this kid. But today we were reminded that our front runner is what JR's cousin named their son. Doh!
Bean is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. I've been thinking that I look a lot bigger this last week or so. I guess other people agree, two other mothers congratulated me at gymboree on Wednesday. I think they think we're a little crazy but so do I so that's ok.
The e-mail says that his ears are getting better at picking up sounds. This evening Kaida was making a ton of noise while she was playing and he kept jumping around in my belly.
I have the glucose test and a midwife appointment next week. I need to ask about him being breech. He was at the ultrasound so if he hasn't flipped, or doesn't get around to it by the time we're getting close I want to know what our options are.
We met our Doula this week too. Well, I kind of met her at the meet the doulas night but JR hadn't. She seems really nice. She was a little distracted because she got a call from a mom who went into labor early on during our meeting. She seems like she's a lot more our style than Monique was. Monique was very holistic to the point of being crunchy. This Doula seemed to be pretty in sync with us. So hey, having Monique was great, having this Doula should be fantastic!
We still have a ton of stuff to do to get Kaida moved into her room. And I have a huge list of stuff we need to get before he arrives. Luckily the consignment sale at church is this weekend so I should be able to get some of it there!
Bean is more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound. I've been thinking that I look a lot bigger this last week or so. I guess other people agree, two other mothers congratulated me at gymboree on Wednesday. I think they think we're a little crazy but so do I so that's ok.
The e-mail says that his ears are getting better at picking up sounds. This evening Kaida was making a ton of noise while she was playing and he kept jumping around in my belly.
I have the glucose test and a midwife appointment next week. I need to ask about him being breech. He was at the ultrasound so if he hasn't flipped, or doesn't get around to it by the time we're getting close I want to know what our options are.
We met our Doula this week too. Well, I kind of met her at the meet the doulas night but JR hadn't. She seems really nice. She was a little distracted because she got a call from a mom who went into labor early on during our meeting. She seems like she's a lot more our style than Monique was. Monique was very holistic to the point of being crunchy. This Doula seemed to be pretty in sync with us. So hey, having Monique was great, having this Doula should be fantastic!
We still have a ton of stuff to do to get Kaida moved into her room. And I have a huge list of stuff we need to get before he arrives. Luckily the consignment sale at church is this weekend so I should be able to get some of it there!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
20 Weeks
20 Weeks today. That's the halfway mark. But January still seems pretty far away.
Bean should be about 10.5 ounces and 10 inches from head to heel. 6.5 inches from head to rump.
I had my first appointment with the midwives yesterday. I met with Laura the midwife. She actually took us on the hospital tour when we went to meet the midwives. The doctors never sent my records down to the midwives which is annoying. But I signed a release so they can get them now.
The receptionist was way nicer than the doctor's receptionist. There's a TV in the waiting room. And they seem more relaxed. We went to a consult room first to do my history and then when the midwife came in we just stayed there for the exam rather than packing all of Kaida's stuff back up and moving to an exam room.
Bean seems fine, his heart rate was in the 150s. Kaida screamed for that part. I'm not sure if it was because it was nap time, she didn't like the midwife touching me, or if she didn't like the equipment. I might try to find a baby sitter for my next appointment since it will be the glucose test and will take a while.
Laura ordered the glucose test for me and she also ordered a creatinine blood test. That one tests kidney function. I believe she said it was to get a baseline for me. I guess if my blood pressure starts going up again they can do another creatinine test and compare it to this one to see what's going on more specifically.
I have now gained weight! I am up two pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. Since I lost 4 pounds in the beginning it's really like I've gained 6 total (5 since my last appointment). I thought it was stressfull to gain weight fast but I think it's more stressfull to not gain weight at all.
Other than that my hips disappeared this past week, I'm feeling a little less mobile, and a little more tired. Not as tired as in the beginning but I had two or three really good weeks there where I wasn't sick and I wasn't tired either.
Bean should be about 10.5 ounces and 10 inches from head to heel. 6.5 inches from head to rump.
I had my first appointment with the midwives yesterday. I met with Laura the midwife. She actually took us on the hospital tour when we went to meet the midwives. The doctors never sent my records down to the midwives which is annoying. But I signed a release so they can get them now.
The receptionist was way nicer than the doctor's receptionist. There's a TV in the waiting room. And they seem more relaxed. We went to a consult room first to do my history and then when the midwife came in we just stayed there for the exam rather than packing all of Kaida's stuff back up and moving to an exam room.
Bean seems fine, his heart rate was in the 150s. Kaida screamed for that part. I'm not sure if it was because it was nap time, she didn't like the midwife touching me, or if she didn't like the equipment. I might try to find a baby sitter for my next appointment since it will be the glucose test and will take a while.
Laura ordered the glucose test for me and she also ordered a creatinine blood test. That one tests kidney function. I believe she said it was to get a baseline for me. I guess if my blood pressure starts going up again they can do another creatinine test and compare it to this one to see what's going on more specifically.
I have now gained weight! I am up two pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. Since I lost 4 pounds in the beginning it's really like I've gained 6 total (5 since my last appointment). I thought it was stressfull to gain weight fast but I think it's more stressfull to not gain weight at all.
Other than that my hips disappeared this past week, I'm feeling a little less mobile, and a little more tired. Not as tired as in the beginning but I had two or three really good weeks there where I wasn't sick and I wasn't tired either.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Bean Yawns
The tech made us a DVD of part of the ultrasound yesterday. Here's the cutest part.
Sleepy baby!
I'll post some pictures later.
Sleepy baby!
I'll post some pictures later.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Bean's Ultrasound
Bean's a boy!
We had the second trimester ultrasound today. Everything is measuring normally and on track for 18 weeks which is where we are.
Bean was very squirmy so the tech had some trouble getting measurements and then he wouldn't flip to show her his spine or his goods. But we got everything eventually.
She kept calling him "he" before we had a confirmed gender. Afterward she said that she thought she saw something right at the beginning but he flipped out of position so quick she wasn't 100% sure.
She said his feet were one inch long.
The e-mail said that he's 5.5 inches long (about the size of a bell pepper) so that kind of sounds like he's got some giant flippers.
He's about 7 ounces, his ears are in their final position, and his genitals are noticeable on an ultrasound (obviously).
As for me I'm almost back up to my pre-pregnancy weight. Still about a pound shy. But I'm actually hungry a lot now so I'm sure that will help. I felt Bean kick during week 17 which was quite a bit earlier than Kaida. I didn't feel her until after the second trimester ultrasound.
The Doula has been selected. We're just waiting for her to get in touch with us since she's been on vacation.
Next week I have my first appointment with the Midwives.
We're definitely more on the ball this time. Now we just need to get Kaida's room finished, spiff up the nursery, and get some clothes that aren't pink!
We had the second trimester ultrasound today. Everything is measuring normally and on track for 18 weeks which is where we are.
Bean was very squirmy so the tech had some trouble getting measurements and then he wouldn't flip to show her his spine or his goods. But we got everything eventually.
She kept calling him "he" before we had a confirmed gender. Afterward she said that she thought she saw something right at the beginning but he flipped out of position so quick she wasn't 100% sure.
She said his feet were one inch long.
The e-mail said that he's 5.5 inches long (about the size of a bell pepper) so that kind of sounds like he's got some giant flippers.
He's about 7 ounces, his ears are in their final position, and his genitals are noticeable on an ultrasound (obviously).
As for me I'm almost back up to my pre-pregnancy weight. Still about a pound shy. But I'm actually hungry a lot now so I'm sure that will help. I felt Bean kick during week 17 which was quite a bit earlier than Kaida. I didn't feel her until after the second trimester ultrasound.
The Doula has been selected. We're just waiting for her to get in touch with us since she's been on vacation.
Next week I have my first appointment with the Midwives.
We're definitely more on the ball this time. Now we just need to get Kaida's room finished, spiff up the nursery, and get some clothes that aren't pink!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
16 Weeks
This past Thursday marked 16 weeks gestation for Bean Baby.
The e-mail says that Bean is about the size of an avocado, 4.5 inches long and 3.5 ounces. Ears are near their final position and toenails have made an appearance.
I had a doctor's appointment a week and a few days ago. They weighed me and said I lost another pound. (I actually think I just weighed heavy the time before, they thought I'd lost two when I thought I'd lost four. So really I gained a pound! not total though, just one of the ones I'd already lost.)
Anyway the Nurse Practiotioner said she's not worried because my baby is growing. Apparently she has x-ray vision in order to see that, unless she was just talking about how fat I look.
They made us wait forever. Which was all well and good until it started to be lunch time. And then nap time. It's like seriously people? Don't you think you would try to rush the people with kids in so the chance of a melt down is way lower. I guess not. They only deal with getting babies out, after that forget about it.
So anyway, she screamed almost the whole time the nurse was with me. We heard the heart beat for about 3 seconds while Kaida took a breath. So that was fun. I don't remember if we've heard it at the ultrasounds or not.
I have orders for a genetics blood test and the second trimester ultrasound. So hopefully we'll get to learn the sex on August 23rd.
I switched my care to the midwives. I have my first appointment with them on the 31st. It was a little complicated since I had these tests and I didn't know if I should still do them or not but the nurse at the midwives was very nice and helpful. I'll still do the ultrasound since apparently anyone can access those results within the hospital and she's going to send me a new prescription for the blood test.
One of my main questions for the midwives will be if my water breaks before contractions really get going how long do I have before they'll start pitocin. I know some midwives will let you go days before they try to augment but I wonder if there is a hospital policy about it that these midwives need to follow. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue at all but I'd rather be prepared beforehand.
I've only thought of one name for each gender so far. I guess I just want to wait until we know the sex before we really delve into it.
The e-mail says that Bean is about the size of an avocado, 4.5 inches long and 3.5 ounces. Ears are near their final position and toenails have made an appearance.
I had a doctor's appointment a week and a few days ago. They weighed me and said I lost another pound. (I actually think I just weighed heavy the time before, they thought I'd lost two when I thought I'd lost four. So really I gained a pound! not total though, just one of the ones I'd already lost.)
Anyway the Nurse Practiotioner said she's not worried because my baby is growing. Apparently she has x-ray vision in order to see that, unless she was just talking about how fat I look.
They made us wait forever. Which was all well and good until it started to be lunch time. And then nap time. It's like seriously people? Don't you think you would try to rush the people with kids in so the chance of a melt down is way lower. I guess not. They only deal with getting babies out, after that forget about it.
So anyway, she screamed almost the whole time the nurse was with me. We heard the heart beat for about 3 seconds while Kaida took a breath. So that was fun. I don't remember if we've heard it at the ultrasounds or not.
I have orders for a genetics blood test and the second trimester ultrasound. So hopefully we'll get to learn the sex on August 23rd.
I switched my care to the midwives. I have my first appointment with them on the 31st. It was a little complicated since I had these tests and I didn't know if I should still do them or not but the nurse at the midwives was very nice and helpful. I'll still do the ultrasound since apparently anyone can access those results within the hospital and she's going to send me a new prescription for the blood test.
One of my main questions for the midwives will be if my water breaks before contractions really get going how long do I have before they'll start pitocin. I know some midwives will let you go days before they try to augment but I wonder if there is a hospital policy about it that these midwives need to follow. Hopefully that's not going to be an issue at all but I'd rather be prepared beforehand.
I've only thought of one name for each gender so far. I guess I just want to wait until we know the sex before we really delve into it.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Bean - 15 weeks
15 weeks today.
The e-mail says that Bean is 4 inches and 2.5 ounces. They think I've gained 5 pounds by now. I look like I've gained 10. I've actually gained negative 4 (depending on the time of day I weigh myself). I can eat now and I haven't puked in about a week but my appetite is not huge. And I'm still kind of avoiding meat. If it's mixed in with something or in a sandwich it's usually ok but no burgers or anything like that. maybe it's a texture thing? I'm not sure.
We went to meet the midwives this week. We're thinking of switching from the obstetricians.
They deliver at Magee so it's pretty much the same except that they are interested in and know how to help you have a natural birth. Obstetricians are trained as surgeons and I don't think we should go to a surgeon unless there's a reason for it.
I feel like with the doctors I have to talk to each one and ask them are you ok with me giving birth naturally? Are you ok with me delivering kneeling, sitting, squatting, or standing? Like I have to convince them that this is ok and that's ridiculous. The midwives see it and do it all the time. And they're not afraid of it.
We took a tour and the one midwife was talking about interns coming in to your room. Since it's a teaching hospital that happens (and whoa boy did it happen when Kaida was born). She said sometimes they want to come watch because they've never seen someone give birth without an epidural or not laying on their back.
The Midwives at Magee were our choice (of the midwife options) because they're at the hospital so if there is a problem there's no transportation mid-labor. We know Magee so we know what to expect before during and after. The food at Magee is pretty good (or at least it was to me after they tried to starve me during labor).
We learned that they will let you have an epidural too. I guess since they're in the hospital and have access to anesthesiologists that makes sense. I think I would rather have not known that though...
So, 25 more weeks!
The e-mail says that Bean is 4 inches and 2.5 ounces. They think I've gained 5 pounds by now. I look like I've gained 10. I've actually gained negative 4 (depending on the time of day I weigh myself). I can eat now and I haven't puked in about a week but my appetite is not huge. And I'm still kind of avoiding meat. If it's mixed in with something or in a sandwich it's usually ok but no burgers or anything like that. maybe it's a texture thing? I'm not sure.
We went to meet the midwives this week. We're thinking of switching from the obstetricians.
They deliver at Magee so it's pretty much the same except that they are interested in and know how to help you have a natural birth. Obstetricians are trained as surgeons and I don't think we should go to a surgeon unless there's a reason for it.
I feel like with the doctors I have to talk to each one and ask them are you ok with me giving birth naturally? Are you ok with me delivering kneeling, sitting, squatting, or standing? Like I have to convince them that this is ok and that's ridiculous. The midwives see it and do it all the time. And they're not afraid of it.
We took a tour and the one midwife was talking about interns coming in to your room. Since it's a teaching hospital that happens (and whoa boy did it happen when Kaida was born). She said sometimes they want to come watch because they've never seen someone give birth without an epidural or not laying on their back.
The Midwives at Magee were our choice (of the midwife options) because they're at the hospital so if there is a problem there's no transportation mid-labor. We know Magee so we know what to expect before during and after. The food at Magee is pretty good (or at least it was to me after they tried to starve me during labor).
We learned that they will let you have an epidural too. I guess since they're in the hospital and have access to anesthesiologists that makes sense. I think I would rather have not known that though...
So, 25 more weeks!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Bean - 13 Weeks
Got the 13 weeks e-mail today.
Bean is almost 3 inches long and weighs an ounce. About the size of a medium shrimp. That's two weeks of food I've heard of. Last week was a lime. I think when we get up to the larger sizes they start comparing baby to exotic food I've never heard of.
The big development this week is fingerprints!
As for me I'm feeling a bit better. I stopped taking the B6 and I'm not anywhere near as nauseous as I was. But some smells still get to me and chewing is my nemesis. If I have to chew food too much it makes me want to gag. So soft food is my mainstay right now. Small bites. And I bought some ensure. It has 25% of the iron I need so maybe that will help with my energy. And liquids involve no chewing!
Bean is almost 3 inches long and weighs an ounce. About the size of a medium shrimp. That's two weeks of food I've heard of. Last week was a lime. I think when we get up to the larger sizes they start comparing baby to exotic food I've never heard of.
The big development this week is fingerprints!
As for me I'm feeling a bit better. I stopped taking the B6 and I'm not anywhere near as nauseous as I was. But some smells still get to me and chewing is my nemesis. If I have to chew food too much it makes me want to gag. So soft food is my mainstay right now. Small bites. And I bought some ensure. It has 25% of the iron I need so maybe that will help with my energy. And liquids involve no chewing!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Bean's Photo Shoots
I just realized I never posted the pictures from Bean's first ultrasound.
And we had the first trimester screening on Monday so there are pictures from that one too.
Here goes!
11 weeks
Looking very bean-like in this picture
12 Weeks 5 days
Bean started out upside down. And apparently with horns?
Waving
Stretching out. Do it now while you can baby!
Everything seemed fine at the first trimester screening. Our tech didn't talk much. But Bean measured exactly 12 weeks 5 days. I guess Kaida must have had an early growth spurt because she measured a week ahead at this point. Bean's heart rate was about 169. And no gender info. We saw some cute little legs crossed at the ankles but that was it.
And we had the first trimester screening on Monday so there are pictures from that one too.
Here goes!
11 weeks
Looking very bean-like in this picture
12 Weeks 5 days
Bean started out upside down. And apparently with horns?
Waving
Stretching out. Do it now while you can baby!
Everything seemed fine at the first trimester screening. Our tech didn't talk much. But Bean measured exactly 12 weeks 5 days. I guess Kaida must have had an early growth spurt because she measured a week ahead at this point. Bean's heart rate was about 169. And no gender info. We saw some cute little legs crossed at the ankles but that was it.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
11 Weeks - Early Ultrasound
June 30th, 2011
We had a Dr.'s appointment today. This is the appointment where you're supposed to hear the heartbeat. And 4 weeks ago Dr. Alvarado said that there should be no problem hearing it in 4 weeks. She was wrong.
Dr. Lebovitz couldn't find it. She was all playing it cool though. It's still early etc. etc.
JR was like, well she said it's still early. And she didn't seem worried.
I was like, this is the woman who told me if I didn't push the baby out on the next push she was going to have to vacuum extract her as if she were telling me she just painted her kitchen yellow.
She's very calm. Which is good. But now I read into it a little bit more.
And then she sent us for an ultrasound. I don't know if that's just because it's convenient and ultrasound is downstairs or if all Doctors do that for everyone when you can't hear the heartbeat at 11 weeks or what.
But we got to see Bean. Heart rate was about 179. Measuring right on for the due date. No gender news or info about the placenta yet. She said it was too early to tell if the placenta is going to be previa.
So we still have our first trimester screening on July 11th. So we'll see Bean again then.
We had a Dr.'s appointment today. This is the appointment where you're supposed to hear the heartbeat. And 4 weeks ago Dr. Alvarado said that there should be no problem hearing it in 4 weeks. She was wrong.
Dr. Lebovitz couldn't find it. She was all playing it cool though. It's still early etc. etc.
JR was like, well she said it's still early. And she didn't seem worried.
I was like, this is the woman who told me if I didn't push the baby out on the next push she was going to have to vacuum extract her as if she were telling me she just painted her kitchen yellow.
She's very calm. Which is good. But now I read into it a little bit more.
And then she sent us for an ultrasound. I don't know if that's just because it's convenient and ultrasound is downstairs or if all Doctors do that for everyone when you can't hear the heartbeat at 11 weeks or what.
But we got to see Bean. Heart rate was about 179. Measuring right on for the due date. No gender news or info about the placenta yet. She said it was too early to tell if the placenta is going to be previa.
So we still have our first trimester screening on July 11th. So we'll see Bean again then.
Prenatal Vitamin - Part Deux
Sunday June 12, 2011
*Warning. This gets gross.*
I've been taking my prenatal vitamins at night. I was feeling sick in the morning so rather than push it I just started taking them with dinner. And these are real prenatals. Last time I just took a regular vitamin but since I'm still nursing I figured a real prenatal was in order.
Note to self: Always take prenatal vitamins with food.
I was feeding Kaida some baby food and JR was finishing up dinner. Since I was just sitting there I figured I'd take my vitamins. I mean, it was almost dinner time, no problem, right?
Wrong
JR had gone outside for a minute and when he came back Kaida was in the high chair screaming and I'm crouched in front of the toilet revisiting the prenatal vitamins.
Not impressed with the morning sickness this time around.
*Warning. This gets gross.*
I've been taking my prenatal vitamins at night. I was feeling sick in the morning so rather than push it I just started taking them with dinner. And these are real prenatals. Last time I just took a regular vitamin but since I'm still nursing I figured a real prenatal was in order.
Note to self: Always take prenatal vitamins with food.
I was feeding Kaida some baby food and JR was finishing up dinner. Since I was just sitting there I figured I'd take my vitamins. I mean, it was almost dinner time, no problem, right?
Wrong
JR had gone outside for a minute and when he came back Kaida was in the high chair screaming and I'm crouched in front of the toilet revisiting the prenatal vitamins.
Not impressed with the morning sickness this time around.
8 Weeks
Friday May 10th, 2011
Yesterday marked 8 weeks, so that's good.
Morning sickness was starting to get pretty awful. It was a worse feeling than with Kaida but it wasn't all the time like it was with her (but still no puking). So I called the Dr. to see how much B6 I should take. My vitamin already has 100% so I didn't want to take too much. They said 25mg 3 times a day. So I started that on, Tuesday maybe? It has helped a lot. Every once in a while I get a wave of nausea but I can actually eat now.
Unfortunately while the morning sickness seems to be under control, the exhaustion has not abated. And of course Kaida has chosen this week to do something crazy with her naps. This morning 2.5 hours and this afternoon 45 minutes. But she's been shortening those afternoon naps for the last couple days so I napped in the morning while she was asleep. I'm on to your game baby! Hopefully this is just because she's sick and it's hot and it will straighten itself out.
Last weekend we bought a pack n play at a garage sale. Jamie's baby will need the one we're borrowing from her back. We also bought a changing table for Kaida's new room. We still need a jumper, and a monitor. Matt and Sam said we could borrow Lucas's crib since he is in his big boy bed now. So Kaida will have that in her new room until she moves to a big bed.
I also bought a crib set with dragons on it off craigslist. It may go in Kaida's room, we'll have to see.
*Update - We won't be borrowing Lucas's old crib so now we're on the hunt for something else*
Yesterday marked 8 weeks, so that's good.
Morning sickness was starting to get pretty awful. It was a worse feeling than with Kaida but it wasn't all the time like it was with her (but still no puking). So I called the Dr. to see how much B6 I should take. My vitamin already has 100% so I didn't want to take too much. They said 25mg 3 times a day. So I started that on, Tuesday maybe? It has helped a lot. Every once in a while I get a wave of nausea but I can actually eat now.
Unfortunately while the morning sickness seems to be under control, the exhaustion has not abated. And of course Kaida has chosen this week to do something crazy with her naps. This morning 2.5 hours and this afternoon 45 minutes. But she's been shortening those afternoon naps for the last couple days so I napped in the morning while she was asleep. I'm on to your game baby! Hopefully this is just because she's sick and it's hot and it will straighten itself out.
Last weekend we bought a pack n play at a garage sale. Jamie's baby will need the one we're borrowing from her back. We also bought a changing table for Kaida's new room. We still need a jumper, and a monitor. Matt and Sam said we could borrow Lucas's crib since he is in his big boy bed now. So Kaida will have that in her new room until she moves to a big bed.
I also bought a crib set with dragons on it off craigslist. It may go in Kaida's room, we'll have to see.
*Update - We won't be borrowing Lucas's old crib so now we're on the hunt for something else*
First Dr. Appointment - 6 weeks
May 31st, 2011
I went to the Dr. today for my first visit. They confirmed our due date of January 19th. Once again they never said "You're pregnant!" Who knows why they don't.
I finally met Dr. Alvarado. I tried to meet her while I was pregnant with Kaida but she was never available when I could come for an appointment. She's nice and listened and answered my questions.
She said everything looks normal and that they'll have no trouble finding the heartbeat in 4 weeks. I'm not sure what that means, like, the baby is big? I can't imagine she could tell how big the baby is just by feeling around my stomach. I kind of doubt she could feel it at all. Maybe I have a thin uterus? Who knows!
I asked about taking acidophilus pearls to prevent a positive group b strep test this time. She didn't seem to think that it was a great idea (which I didn't think they would be gung ho for it since it's not "real medicine") but, foreseeing that, I phrased the question as "is there any reason I shouldn't take it?" She couldn't give me a reason other than, it's naturally in your digestive system. Which, sure, sounds good, except it's bad if the baby is exposed to it so why wouldn't I try to prevent it? Even if you do have some medication you can hook me up to while I'm giving birth.
She has no problem with me nursing Kaida while I'm pregnant or even doing tandem (no thanks). But she suggested I take an extra calcium supplement. She also suggested B6 since the morning sickness has kicked in. It seems to be staying mostly in the morning though, so that's different. She said I might be getting light headed because I'm dehydrated from nursing and growing a baby. So I should just make sure I drink lots of water.
We've decided to call this baby Bean. I think Bean is a boy. But I thought Kaida was a boy too, so we know how good my hunches are. We'll have to wait to see what the dreams are. 'Cause I had baby girl dreams last time.
I went to the Dr. today for my first visit. They confirmed our due date of January 19th. Once again they never said "You're pregnant!" Who knows why they don't.
I finally met Dr. Alvarado. I tried to meet her while I was pregnant with Kaida but she was never available when I could come for an appointment. She's nice and listened and answered my questions.
She said everything looks normal and that they'll have no trouble finding the heartbeat in 4 weeks. I'm not sure what that means, like, the baby is big? I can't imagine she could tell how big the baby is just by feeling around my stomach. I kind of doubt she could feel it at all. Maybe I have a thin uterus? Who knows!
I asked about taking acidophilus pearls to prevent a positive group b strep test this time. She didn't seem to think that it was a great idea (which I didn't think they would be gung ho for it since it's not "real medicine") but, foreseeing that, I phrased the question as "is there any reason I shouldn't take it?" She couldn't give me a reason other than, it's naturally in your digestive system. Which, sure, sounds good, except it's bad if the baby is exposed to it so why wouldn't I try to prevent it? Even if you do have some medication you can hook me up to while I'm giving birth.
She has no problem with me nursing Kaida while I'm pregnant or even doing tandem (no thanks). But she suggested I take an extra calcium supplement. She also suggested B6 since the morning sickness has kicked in. It seems to be staying mostly in the morning though, so that's different. She said I might be getting light headed because I'm dehydrated from nursing and growing a baby. So I should just make sure I drink lots of water.
We've decided to call this baby Bean. I think Bean is a boy. But I thought Kaida was a boy too, so we know how good my hunches are. We'll have to wait to see what the dreams are. 'Cause I had baby girl dreams last time.
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May 16th, 2011
Took a pregnany test this morning. It was positive!
I'm a little surprised. Not surprised by the results of the test since I had my suspicions, but surprised that it happened so fast this time.
When Kaida was born we decided we would start trying when she was 6 months old. I was hoping to have them be 2 years apart and since it took 10 months of trying to conceive Kaida I figured we'd be pretty safe starting whens she was 6 months. But it only took 3 months this time.
Best laid plans... :-)
Some of my hints were:
A couple weeks ago I saw a dead racoon on the side of the road and got a little misty.
Last week while Kaida was nursing I noticed that my nipples felt a little sore.
This past weekend I was hungry like a hungry hungry hippo.
And then I started to feel tired.
And since my periods came back they've been 28 or 29 days apart. So around day 31 I was pretty well convinced.
I already told Kaida (she promised to keep it a secret) but I haven't told JR yet. He said I could surprise him or not so I decided I will.
Kaida and I are going to go to Babies R Us later to get her an "I'm the Big Sister!" t-shirt. Then she'll wear it when we go to pick him up and see how long it takes him to notice!
Pretty excited!
The internet tells me that this baby's due date is January 19th, 2011.
*Update*
The smallest big sister shirt we could find was a 2T. So it looked a little ridiculous on her.
JR didn't take off her jacket and shoes right away like he normally does so I followed them upstairs so I could see his reaction. Then I had to prompt him. "Oh, you still have your jacket on baby." He eventually took off her jacket and noticed that the shirt had ruffles (it's sleeveless with ruffles at the arm holes). She was wearing a onesie underneath so it looked pretty awful. But he didn't read the shirt right away.
Eventually I held her up so he could read it. He said "Big sister? Are you pregnant?" Like that was the only reason she would be wearing this shirt but it didn't make any sense at all.
It was kind of funny. He's as surprised as I am.
Took a pregnany test this morning. It was positive!
I'm a little surprised. Not surprised by the results of the test since I had my suspicions, but surprised that it happened so fast this time.
When Kaida was born we decided we would start trying when she was 6 months old. I was hoping to have them be 2 years apart and since it took 10 months of trying to conceive Kaida I figured we'd be pretty safe starting whens she was 6 months. But it only took 3 months this time.
Best laid plans... :-)
Some of my hints were:
A couple weeks ago I saw a dead racoon on the side of the road and got a little misty.
Last week while Kaida was nursing I noticed that my nipples felt a little sore.
This past weekend I was hungry like a hungry hungry hippo.
And then I started to feel tired.
And since my periods came back they've been 28 or 29 days apart. So around day 31 I was pretty well convinced.
I already told Kaida (she promised to keep it a secret) but I haven't told JR yet. He said I could surprise him or not so I decided I will.
Kaida and I are going to go to Babies R Us later to get her an "I'm the Big Sister!" t-shirt. Then she'll wear it when we go to pick him up and see how long it takes him to notice!
Pretty excited!
The internet tells me that this baby's due date is January 19th, 2011.
*Update*
The smallest big sister shirt we could find was a 2T. So it looked a little ridiculous on her.
JR didn't take off her jacket and shoes right away like he normally does so I followed them upstairs so I could see his reaction. Then I had to prompt him. "Oh, you still have your jacket on baby." He eventually took off her jacket and noticed that the shirt had ruffles (it's sleeveless with ruffles at the arm holes). She was wearing a onesie underneath so it looked pretty awful. But he didn't read the shirt right away.
Eventually I held her up so he could read it. He said "Big sister? Are you pregnant?" Like that was the only reason she would be wearing this shirt but it didn't make any sense at all.
It was kind of funny. He's as surprised as I am.
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