April & May 2008

Mandy J · Post by **Mandy J** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:39 pm

Cocoa congratulations, you have such a rough ride! I hope things go better for you now you have your little ones with you to love.

Croella, looks like you could be next....good luck!

Mandy
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rebeccaj · Post by **rebeccaj** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:28 am

Cocoa, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! am so happy to here that you are Ok and that the babies are with you. I hope that the swelling goes down soon and that the family stuff works itself out. Great weights on the babies - you did great!!! looking forward to hearing more about your munchkins when you have time, take care XXX

rebeccaj · Post by **rebeccaj** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:29 am

ps. Croella, thinking of you!!! any time now

Babyb · Post by **Babyb** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:30 am

YEAH! COCOA SO GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU! EVEN HAPPIER TO HEAR HOW WELL THE BABIES SEEM TO BE DOING (Yes, fantastic weights). You must be so relieved to be over the worst of the discomfort. Moreover, any discomfort must now be overshadowed when you look into the eyes of your beautiful babies. I can't tell you how happy I am for you. You were there for me, routing me on from day 1 -- you've been my rock.

I'm approaching 33 weeks now -- getting closer to the finish line. I still haven't found anyone to replace me at work and I'm getting really stressed about it. I have interviewed so many people and not a single one of them has any knowledge of the area in which I work! I wanted to have someone hired by tomorrow latest so that I could train them next week and get the hell out of the office. I'm growing even bigger now and my back pain is intolerable. It is time for me to be resting and prepping for my babies.

I have done very little to prepare the nursery -- very scary. Hospital bag is NOT packed. Thankfully, I did find a doula to assist me when I come home (she isn't cheap, but everyone says she is absolutely amazing -- a veritable Mary Poppins!

She has offered to help me out with the nursery -- I think I might take her up on this offer.

WC/Cocoa: How bad is the C-Section? I'm trying to gage just how much help I'll need after the surgery. Plus, I'm just a bit of a coward and am afraid of the pain (then again, I had a horrible natural birth last go around and the episiotomy fn KILLED!!!!!!).

Croella: YOU ARE DUE!!!!! Any second now. Wishing you all the luck in the world. Rebecca, are you after Croella? Vlada I know you aren't far behind.

MandyJ and Kipatte and anyone else I'm missing, best of luck to you as well. I'm finally starting to feel like I'm getting close and as stressed as I am about all the work I need to clean up before I take my maternity leave, I'm so relieved to know that I have only 1 week left. It may feel like a long week, but I just keep reminding myself . . . 6 more days and you get to rest and prepare for my babies.

It has been a long 2 years since losing my daughter. I'm really starting to feel very emotional about the prospects of being an active mom again. I know I will ALWAYS be a mom to my precious little daughter, but having these 2 boys makes me really feel like a mom again. I know my angel is watching over all of us (if not coming back in one of these two munchkins). Just love her SOOOOOO MUCH.

Take care all.

kipatte · Post by **kipatte** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:04 am

Cocoa... prayers are coming your way. So glad that the babies are doing well, great weights and you are doing well. A friend of mine said it took 6 weeks for the swelling to go down and she weighed the same when she got home from the hospital as before her baby was born... but it will go away. You should be on your way now to more comfortable times.

Croella.... I would be so impatient if I went to my due date. I bet you are really excited though as it could be any minute. Good luck!

Baby B... I know you are soooo ready to leave work. Won't be long now.

Mandy, congratulations on you house. Housing is sooo different here in Enlgand. I am not even sure what a shared house is. We still have to sell our house in the states. Your house sounds beautiful.

Any information on the c-sections and pain killers is appreciated. Should I try to leave my IV's in the 2nd day if they will let me. I never do very well with pain killers in the form of a pill.

K

Cocoa · Post by **Cocoa** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 3:44 pm

OMG!!! What in the world would I do without you girls!!! You are all so loving and wonderful... it would be so beautiful one day to meet all of you... We should share email addresses via PM so we can stay on touch when we all have our irritable adolescents!!!

and we begin thinking at that time "WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!" when we did these extended measures to have our babies...

BabyB - thank you so much for your kind words... I can absolutely guarantee you that when your boys come out and you take one look at them that you will not care about anything but the fact that they are yours and yours alone to love and hold and cuddle - gender, looks, eye color, hair color... nothing will get inthe way of that love...

RE: the C-sec... it is not THAT bad but the day after the surgery when the body starts to fight to take down the swelling and heal it does come with pain but the hospital manages that for you. The narcotics do nothing but make you sleep through the pain but then after the second day they give you a real painkiller which does help (I had percocet). They force you out of bed the day after too and it hurts like the dickens but with the prize you just got it doesn't matter. You also have to walk, walk, walk. I did walk a lot because I had to visit my babies in NICU which was a pretty good walk (my room was at the far end of the hall too). I am one week post-partum and I feel sore and that's all.I have prescription strength motrin and that's all I need. The absolute worse part of the C was the gas and inability to poop. I agreed to an enema the day I was discharged and I am glad I did. Even though it was not the most pleasant thing it did not hurt of cause cramps and it got rid of a lot of the gas (most of it). And DON'T BE A HERO - TAKE THE PAIN MEDS REGULARLY WHILE IN THE HOSPITAL because they don't write a script for the percocet or anything that strong - you are being sent home with babies afterall...

I am BFing and formula feeding. I have finally gotten a good milk production but not enough to feed them fast enough to keep them satisfied within the feeding hour so I am pumping, BFing and doing formula. I have to find a balance and a schedule for me though but I am working on it...

I truly do need your prayers - even though my DH has been good and there are no problems there (except for the obvious stuff of having to work things through for the babies) I have an intrusion going on based on crap started at the hospital. Apparently its ok for thousands of women to have babies out of wedlock etc but not ok that my DH was not there (not like I didn't give him options) so assumptions were made about me and its now intruding on my home life.

I have family and friends here at all times so I am getting help. I would suggest help even with a vaginal delivery but esp with a C. And don't try to resume any kind of normal schedule for a month - I went to the grocery yesterday with grandma (dad's girlfriend) and got nauseous and exhausted and I was out for less than an hour!!!

I love my sweet angels so much I cannot believe how much you can love more than one child. I was afraid I might have a hard time after loving my first son so much. When I took one look at them I was so overwhelmed...

I have to go for right now...

xxxCocoa

riogirl71 · Post by **riogirl71** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 4:10 pm

Cocoa - I met you in another board and just wanted to say congratulations on your beautiful babies! I will pray that everything gets resolved soon as not to add stress to your life. Good luck with everything!

woodcliff · Post by **woodcliff** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:28 pm

Quickly, have to run to bed for a break

COCOA so happy your babies are here and you are OK (relatively speaking)..and I will send powerful thoughts to the nosey busy bodies of this world so that they no longer intrude...

One thing re: the C-section...I was so ill the day of and the day after the C.
1 week plus one day? I'm still in pain...
I WAS given Percocet and my OB kept saying to stay "ahead" of the pain by taking it for as long as needed, but today I stopped (may take one tonight to sleep)..
I AM in a lot of pain...I don't think a C is easy, and except for the pediatrician would not attempt to go out for at least another week...can't drive anyhow...
My guess is I'll wait 3 weeks post-partum to get a hair cut, etc.

I am not at a 'milk production' stage...I hope I get there (I do BF and pump, but pump so little it is frustrating)
So, I say line up lots of help both in and out of the hospital...although I have 24/7 help, I'm in the nursery most of the day with my babies

...when I should be sleeping between feedings...can't help it I LOVE MY BABIES
BABY B...best of luck...
MORE LATER TOO TIRED

Kelley77 · Post by **Kelley77** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:10 am

Hi Ladies...
I dont post that often, but thought I would tell everyone that I had my little girls via c-section (started bleeding and when I went to Labor & Delivery, I was in active labor dialated to 4 but I had no idea!) on Thursday April 9th. I was 32 weeks +5 days.

Marli Ann
4lbs 9oz
17 1/4"

Delaney Rose
2lbs 11oz
15 1/4"

Marli is having a real tough time with breathing, she was put on C-PAP today....and having respritory therapy. Good size for her age, however her lungs are MORE immature than her little sisters....go figure.

Delaney, unfortunately has a condition called TEF/EA - (long words...) but basically her trachea is not connected and she has to have a surgery, scheduled for tomorrow to repair. This was the cause of my Polyhydramnios, as she cannnot swallow...so she is constantly spitting out her saliva. OTHERWISE, she is doing well, and her lungs are GREAT for her age, in fact she is breathing on her own, room air, although she does have a cannula in her nose..but that's it! They hope we can take them home sometime around the end of May. I'll keep everyone posted, as it is nice to read stories of others..and how they are getting along.

Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts.

WC & Cocoa - Congrats! SO happy to hear that everything is going well, and that your babies were big and healthy! Nothing could possibly be better!

rebeccaj · Post by **rebeccaj** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:21 pm

kelly, congratulations!! sending all the love and luck in the world to your two little ones -it sounds like they are both little fighters and will be joining you at home v soon. beautiful names.

WC, Cocoa, hope you are doing well with mummy-hood.

Croella, you're being quiet - any news?!!

as for me, I am very nervous - am sure it's normal but i'm stressing about everything and although I can't wait to meet my babies on Monday I'm worried that they will be too small, need help, that I will be a rubbish mummy, that we won't be able to finalise their names, that I won't manage with the BFing, the size of our car, the snacks I've packed for the hospital, nappy size....... you name it...everything! so if anyone else has any worries pass them over to me as I am an expert in this department!!

have a lovely weekend everyone

Rebecca XXX

Vlada · Post by **Vlada** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:27 pm

Kelly,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sure you little girls will catch up just fine and you will have them home at the end of May, i am very happy for you

Rebecca,
Don't worry, everything will fall into place, you will see!!!!! Good luck on Monday!!!!!

Vlada

shantala · Post by **shantala** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:37 pm

hi all

firstly, MASSIVE CONGRATULATIONS to WC, Cocoa and kelly!!!! you've done it!!!!!

rebecca - i'm SOOOO with you on the worrying. i feel quite stressed out inside and have thousands of things in my head. with that i feel quite emotional...do you feel like that too?? i'm really hoping its just my hormones!!

hi to everyone else!!

xxx

Babyb · Post by **Babyb** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:53 pm

Kelly -- I know all too well what the NICU is like. Sending you my best. Sounds like your girls are fighters and will be home with you soon.

Rebecca: Just want to say good luck on Monday.

I'm keeping it very short today as I'm exhausted. Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you all.

Mandy J · Post by **Mandy J** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:07 pm

Kelly, Congratulations on your little ones, so sorry they have experienced problems, I am sure everything will be just fine, I bet you can't wait to get them home with you in May. Good luck with the op for Delaney. Lovely names by the way!

I've just been out for a meal with some colleagues, finally finished work this morning, thank goodness. So we went for an Indian, hoping the curry will encourage things to start moving...but I know baby won't come until its ready...but I'm ready now!

Mandy
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woodcliff · Post by **woodcliff** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:56 am

Rebecca...
There is a moment when you will just Let Go...I think it's the epidural moment

... that was when I realized what was going to happen... I wept like crazy in a nurse's arms as the doc put the epi in...BUT I DID NOT FEEL A THING...It was ALL emotions...
You will be FINE
Seriously, you will be recovering and then in love with the babies and anything you forgot? So What. It DOES NOT MATTER

As long as you have diapers, love, and SUPPORT AT THE HOSPITAL (seriously, I wish my husband had spent the first night there, as I needed an advocate with the idiot nurses the next morning)...but he did spend night #2, after that I was just fine.
MAKE SURE YOUR BABIES ARE IN THE NURSERY you will be in no shape to have them at night AT ALL...you will be sleeping.

Please don't worry any more...

Oh, the water retention is going down, but the exhaustion from the C section remains, I had to sleep 4.5 hrs today, and would still be sleeping if the day nanny had not had to leave

lots of love to you all
Mandy, good luck
Sorry no more personals as my memory is off.
Oh, and I am down some 37 pounds ... and I expect that to continue...lots is water retention and just the body trying to get down some 70 pounds

April & May 2008

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