Happy to be here. I saw my ob today. I gained five pounds in the last four weeks. Ahem. I blame Wegmans chocolate cream pie. NO REGRETS. She was not unhappy with my weight so neither am I.
Peter had a rocking tantrum when I tried to get him into the exam room. And another when I tried to get him into his car seat to go home. Being this pregnant and wrassling a toddler is...right.
My appointments have switched to every two weeks so I go back December 12. I also get the glucose tolerance test that day. My sister is coming to sleep over the night before and will stay home with Peter so I can go get drunk off glucose without having to chase Peter. THANK YOU. I am kind of annoyed that I have to take the one hour test. Why can't I just take the four hour and be done with it? I would rather feel like shit just once and find a sitter for Peter just once than have to do it twice. Because does anyone SERIOUSLY think I am not getting GD?
I got all the stuff for the GD diet today. Nuts, cheese, eggs to hard boil, I already had herbal tea. I figure I had better get started since my blood sugar is getting to high normal. My blood pressure was a little high today, but that could have been because of all the TODDLER TANTRUMS . Jesus Wept.
I talked to my ob about all things I have beenworrying wondering about.
Q. Do I have any chance of a vaginal delivery? Because I am so afraid of recovering from a c-section with two children to care for.
A. Well, if you want to try we can try. But I will send in the paperwork for a scheduled c-section anyhow but put it right around your due date. There is just no way to know what will happen.
Q. Should we stop having sex because of the bleeding?
A. Only if you want to stop. It's just because of how sensitive your cervix is. So if you have more sex, you will probably have more bleeding.
Q. If I do go into labor, is it going to be faster because this is my second baby?
A. NOPE. It all depends on your first labor, and since you nevereverever dilated at ALL, this would be just like a first labor.
I love my ob. I saw her face when I said how afraid I was of trying to recover from a c-section while nursing and having Peter running around and I know she knows it would suck dirty goat balls. So if there is any way to get #2 out the front door and not the escape hatch, she will try it. On the other hand, at least if I don't go into labor I will not have 26 hours of torture and THEN major abdominal surgery. And I will get a pretty baby instead of a mushed up one. So what if that is reaching for the thinnest silver lining ever? I have seen some pretty jacked up vag babies, with their noses all squished over. And I will get super delicious drugs. And what is most important is a healthy baby and a healthy me. But I told Mr. that I want to try EVERY GODDAMN THING we can to start my labor. I asked him tonight if he would mind doing it when I was nine months pregnant and he said we could try. I am pretty sure neither of us will be interested in sex at that point, but if it means a natural delivery then we are going to try.
Dear GD,
While you suck balls and I love cookies, I can TOTALLY HANDLE YOU.
not EVEN scared,
celia
Dear High Blood Pressure,
You suck balls too, and I can't do anything about you and you are scary. Soooooo please pass me by. You will TOTALLY FUCK UP my plans for jump starting labor.
super scared of you,
celia
Peter had a rocking tantrum when I tried to get him into the exam room. And another when I tried to get him into his car seat to go home. Being this pregnant and wrassling a toddler is...right.
My appointments have switched to every two weeks so I go back December 12. I also get the glucose tolerance test that day. My sister is coming to sleep over the night before and will stay home with Peter so I can go get drunk off glucose without having to chase Peter. THANK YOU. I am kind of annoyed that I have to take the one hour test. Why can't I just take the four hour and be done with it? I would rather feel like shit just once and find a sitter for Peter just once than have to do it twice. Because does anyone SERIOUSLY think I am not getting GD?
I got all the stuff for the GD diet today. Nuts, cheese, eggs to hard boil, I already had herbal tea. I figure I had better get started since my blood sugar is getting to high normal. My blood pressure was a little high today, but that could have been because of all the TODDLER TANTRUMS . Jesus Wept.
I talked to my ob about all things I have been
Q. Do I have any chance of a vaginal delivery? Because I am so afraid of recovering from a c-section with two children to care for.
A. Well, if you want to try we can try. But I will send in the paperwork for a scheduled c-section anyhow but put it right around your due date. There is just no way to know what will happen.
Q. Should we stop having sex because of the bleeding?
A. Only if you want to stop. It's just because of how sensitive your cervix is. So if you have more sex, you will probably have more bleeding.
Q. If I do go into labor, is it going to be faster because this is my second baby?
A. NOPE. It all depends on your first labor, and since you nevereverever dilated at ALL, this would be just like a first labor.
I love my ob. I saw her face when I said how afraid I was of trying to recover from a c-section while nursing and having Peter running around and I know she knows it would suck dirty goat balls. So if there is any way to get #2 out the front door and not the escape hatch, she will try it. On the other hand, at least if I don't go into labor I will not have 26 hours of torture and THEN major abdominal surgery. And I will get a pretty baby instead of a mushed up one. So what if that is reaching for the thinnest silver lining ever? I have seen some pretty jacked up vag babies, with their noses all squished over. And I will get super delicious drugs. And what is most important is a healthy baby and a healthy me. But I told Mr. that I want to try EVERY GODDAMN THING we can to start my labor. I asked him tonight if he would mind doing it when I was nine months pregnant and he said we could try. I am pretty sure neither of us will be interested in sex at that point, but if it means a natural delivery then we are going to try.
Dear GD,
While you suck balls and I love cookies, I can TOTALLY HANDLE YOU.
not EVEN scared,
celia
Dear High Blood Pressure,
You suck balls too, and I can't do anything about you and you are scary. Soooooo please pass me by. You will TOTALLY FUCK UP my plans for jump starting labor.
super scared of you,
celia
7 comments:
Glad the appointment went well and you got to answer some questions. Really hoping GD doesn't muck things up too much and you can get a VBAC.
Me too. I cannot express how hard it was to try and care for Peter when I could not even sit up without help for days. The thought of doing it again but with Peter asking to play and not understanding why I might not be able to is enough to make me cry. I keep telling myself that a healthy outcome is what is important but the stark reality of two children who both need me is undeniable.
OBs... can't live with them but probably don't want to live without them.
When it comes to the vaginal birth stuff, I'm pretty sure that having the baby in a good position for delivery is probably the most important thing for things to go smoothly. So if you have indications about how favorable/unfavorable his positioning is maybe that will help you decide if labor is worth it or not. I have to give it to Michael, he was a great fetus, he liked being down and in a good position from midway on. If you haven't read any of the Ina May books yet you might... they made me feel empowered and helped my attitude about birth, but I was starting from a fairly clean slate there.
My SIL had her 2nd c-section and it went much better than her first and she recovered much better this time (and both were scheduled). She had to have our MIL stay at the house for a week because she wasn't allowed to pick up her 2yo, so she really had to have the help.
Jesus wept. LOL.
I looked for one of her books in the library and I guess I will have to order it. I am trying to look at is as I will try my best but I don't want to get emotionally invested in a natural delivery like I did last time because I felt so guilty when I did not have one. Especially when ASSHOLES would tell me Peter was small and I should have kept him in longer.
You should consider getting a birth doula so you can have the best chance possible of having a vaginal birth. Feel free to email me if you'd like to know more or need help finding a doula in your area. And yes, you can still have an epidural if you want one. :-) elanakahn -at- gmail -dot- com
I don't think I want a doula. I considered it with Peter but it does not seem worth it when I have only a 50/50 shot of a vaginal delivery. I want to try my best but not get too invested so I won't beat myself up if it doesn't work. I don't think a doula will send me into labor on my own anyhow, and that is what my doctor said has to happen.
bwahahaha I love it. You are just too funny. :)
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