My impending Absence

[Gilly Bean]

Not overly sure when it will happen, but as you know, baby is going to be here soon. On top of that, we are also moving, and won't have internet access for a few days, most likely.

Quick baby update:

No more ultrasounds.
That means they really WILL be suprising me in the delivery room.

The baby is dropped and in position, which means it could be VERY soon, even though I am not due for almost 3 and a half weeks.

Doc says he thinks this lil one will be around 8.5 pounds at birth, if full term, but he is also estimating this baby to be coming early. Guess I need to start having lots of sex to jar it loose.

Other then that, everything is fine and healthy.




Sooo.... I fully intend to let everyone know if I have to go in to the hospital, but since we will be moving, I may not have that chance, and I just wanted everyone to know that my absence may take a few weeks, when it comes, but that I will be back.

 

[ToddHwrd]

Good Luck with the delivery, hope all goes well. Come back soon we'll miss you

 

[Gilly Bean]

Oh, forgot to mention...


I will have DRUGS with this one. Last one was HELL on me. Never ever ever again do I want to go through 'natural' labor. -shudders-


I have a great respect for the people who can, and do, but it's not for me in any way, shape, or form.

First sign of pain?

GIVE ME AN EPIDURAL PLEASE!

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

Good luck. Take lots of walks. Get a focal object. Experience the joyful pain of labor, for, like, a minute, then ask for the epideral. Have your husband tweak your nipples. Start a college account. Carb up. Enjoy.

 

[Gilly Bean]

Good luck. Take lots of walks. Get a focal object. Experience the joyful pain of labor, for, like, a minute, then ask for the epideral. Have your husband tweak your nipples. Start a college account. Carb up. Enjoy.

-shudders- The joyful pain of labor... -shudders-

Been there, done that. Done that in a very unprepared manner, all because the doc didn't want to check on me till I was dialted way to far. Left me completly in the care of nurses for about 3 hours, then came in, and said, well, I'm sorry but it's to late for an epidural.


I could have cheerfully strangled that bitch. She also did alot of other stuff while I was in labor that didn't endear her to my heart at all. Number one reason why, A: She is no longer my OB, and B: Why I am no longer going to have any children in that hospital.

 

[modest mouse]

People will do the craziest things to lose weight.



Best wishes Gilly with your soon to be screaming bundle of joy.

 

[Gilly Bean]

Sadly, that will only lose me around 15 pounds at the hospital.


The rest, will come off slowly, and I will have to work on it.


Just think, on all those sleepless nights where I sit here talking, I will be occupied with a lil bundle.

 

[freakygirl]

Gilly I'm almost envious.. the joy of a new baby is something that is so wonderful..


I'd love to have about a million babies.. *slap* dammit.. no idea where that came from..lost my mind for a minute.

Good luck.. enjoy.. and most of all get some sleep.. it's about to end

oh.. and this is baby number what?? the more you have.. the earlier they come.. so.. I'm making a prediction.. Dec 8th.. *nods* let's see who can come the closest to the date..

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

Good luck Gilly we we will miss you while your gone.

 

[kotori]

What, no posts from the delivery room?

Best of luck.

 

[Gilly Bean]

Baby number 3. Last one. If it weren't for the money, the house being to small, and the fact that I have to go through a year of hell, I would LOVE to keep popping em out every couple of years.


Should we start a baby poll, on when the baby will be born?

And.. weight, leangth... hmm... sex, too!

 

[kiwiwolf]

All the best Gilly Bean....

 

[TN_Vixen]

GB

good luck and I hope everything goes smoothly! Get them to numb you before they put in the cathetar and before they put in your IV - my anesthesiologist was fantastic - I never felt any pain whatsoever!



Best wishes, hon.

 

[Lady_Kit]

Best of Luck!

With baby #1 I got a wonderful IV cocktail that had a pain killer to help me through the blessed event.

With baby #2 I got rushed in, neglected by my (then) husband, forgotten by a busy nurse, and then delivered of my little bundle in the labor room. No drugs, no episiotomy (sp) and the thrill of having the baby start to crown while I was alone and helpless.

Did I mention that I only have two children?

All the best!!
Kit

 

[JennyOmanHill]

All the best!

Just wishing you best wishes and happy mothering for the holidays! I'm a December "baby" myself; it's wonderful (just remember to buy TWO separate presents, and use birthday paper on the birthday gift!!).

 

[sarahuk4]

Best of luck , and if you are in pain , grab his hand hard and say "you got me like this you bastard "!!....and bite him ....ha ha ha ha ...it works ..lol...lol.....

 

[Gilly Bean]

-rofl-

Actually, his one complaint of labor with number 2 was that I did indeed bite him.

And through the whole thing, I kept telling everyone I was sorry, that I couldn't finish, etc.


Maybe if you are prepared for the whole pain thing, and you are expecting to get no pain killers, it might not be so bad, but I am a wimp for starters, and I was totally going on my experiance with Raegan, in which I had pain killers the instant they put me in a room.

My new doc has on my chart, underlined, and in capitol letters:



EPIDURAL

He heard the whole story, and said that I would get my drugs asap, unless there were complications.

 

[nasty]

Well, when your pushing him/her out, and you have a bit of gas, remember to think about me. That ought to make you just laugh so hard, you'll forget about the pain.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

Good Luck on the delivery, and early congratulations on the early bundle of Joy. As for "Natural" child birth, I will just repeat what my cousin said while having her child "The only way I'm going to consider this unnatural child birth is if the baby comes out my nose, doc, so get that needle in here NOW" (She had gone into labor around rush hour, and the traffic was Miserable getting to the hospital)

 

[Gilly Bean]

That's my thoughts as well.

There is nothing natural about putting yourself in THAT much pain intentionally, when it CAN be stopped!

 

[MysticSwing]

Good luck Gilly!

I had to laugh when you said "Through the whole thing, I kept telling everyone I was sorry, that I couldn't finish, etc."

My when I had my Daughter I spent the entire 10 1/2 hours of labor standing on my feet rocking back and forth saying "I can't do this anymore! I just want it to stop now!"... Duh! Like we have a choice, huh? *laugh*...

We video taped our daughters birth. I don't know why, but mentally it took me almost 6 months after she was born before I could watch the video. When we turned it on I warned my husband that he better not laugh once through it! Well, I ended up laughing hysterically at myself through the whole video! Man! I was so mean to my Husband during the labor! LOL!! After watching that video I felt so sorry for him! He was trying soooo hard to be supportive and all I did was yell at him telling him not to touch me! *laugh*....

Good luck to you Gilly Bean! I too envy you... (I have only 1 child and for health reasons she'll be my last.) She's going through that "terrible two's" thing right now, so the envy only lasts a few short moments at a time! LOL

~~Mystic

 

[Sabineteas]

Gilly

Good luck and I am sure that everything will go fine. Your OB sounds like she has it on the ball. Kep thinking of the beautiful baby you will have, focus on that and perhaps it will make things go easier for you. If not, bite him again.

All I can think of to relate, is my sister looking at her hubby and saying "You bastard" while she was on the way to the delivery room. Mom and I just about died laughing.

Take care.

 

[Gilly Bean]

I too, have a video of my daughters birth. That was the easy one.

We didn't have my aunt's video camera with us for the second one, and I am kinda glad. I was just in so much pain.

My ob was horrid, not only was she more or less ignoring me as a patient, on the times when she was in the room, she would repeatedly yell at me to stop screaming and yelling. AS IF!

At one point, she told me to shut up.


-shudders-

Horrid experiance all around!

 

[Magnus 67]

Congratulations, we just had our first 10 months a go. I am just feeling like I am getting a handle on it. Sounds like you know the ropes though. Have a good one, and take care. I’m new so I may have missed this earlier. Is it a boy or a girl?

 

[Gilly Bean]

If I have my way, it's a girl.

But, no word yet, the ultrasound only revieled this lil one wants to be a secret.