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Sockmuppet posted:my buttbaby turned out to be headbutting my ribs, not butt-butting them I'm not actually sure if mine is headbutting or butt-butting my ribs. The docs haven't seemed to care about checking her position since the 20 week ultrasound (when she was head down but had tons of room to move). I assume she is butt-butting my ribs just based on the statistical probability that she's head down. I suppose we'll find out tomorrow at my 37 week appointment. Oh yeah, and I'm full term today! Woo! Hope she flips for you so you don't have to worry about it. You've still got a lot of time. hookerbot: I hope your baby gets to go home soon so you aren't having to deal with the stress of the NICU too much longer. Five pounds is an awesome weight for 34 weeks!
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rectal cushion posted:How many weeks are you? 28 full weeks, so she's got plenty of time to flip. 85 days in fact, thank you, annoying babycenter-app. I definitely don't want the wrong kind of buttbaby, because then the 2400 kr we're spending on a natural birth class next month will be wasted. I'm psyching myself up to pushing a baby out my vag, I'll be pretty grumpy if I have to get a c-section just because she's braced herself in there 
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Sockmuppet posted:28 full weeks, so she's got plenty of time to flip. 85 days in fact, thank you, annoying babycenter-app. Oh yeah that's way early, she'll flip. I for some reason thought you were farther along. Anyway, you can still birth vaginally if you want to if she's breech. They'll measure your pelvis and if it's large enough you can choose what you want to do. Ahus is good with buttbabbies, I've heard. Just FYI if it ever comes to that.
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rectal cushion posted:They'll measure your pelvis and if it's large enough you can choose what you want to do. I'm pretty sure it's too small, unless I'm like the Tardis, i.e. bigger on the inside. Thank you for buttbabby-info, I'm glad I'm in good hands if it should come to that.
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Hookerbot, thinking good thoughts for you and your little girl. I had my son a week ago today via c section and still have massive swelling in my lower legs, ankles and feet. I didn't have any swelling during pregnancy but I must be making up for it now. I'm wearing tent hose during the day and trying to keep my legs elevated as much as possible. My lower legs are so heavy I have to lift them by hand to get into bed. Any idea how long this will last?
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I'd call your doctor right away; that doesn't seem healthy to me.
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An Cat Dubh posted:Hookerbot, thinking good thoughts for you and your little girl. Definitely call your OB.
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Swelling like that is not normal, call ASAP to be seen. If you experience any pain on top of the swelling before you see your OB, go to the ER immediately.
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Twatty Seahag posted:Swelling like that is not normal, call ASAP to be seen. If you experience any pain on top of the swelling before you see your OB, go to the ER immediately. Eh, she should call her OB anyway but my wife had the same thing and they said it was completely normal. It was likely due to being immobilised after the surgery. An Cat Dubh, unfortunately for my wife it lasted at least a few weeks, maybe even more than a month. Her ankles were like balloons for quite a while.
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Thanks for the replies everyone. They did say at the hospital it was normal to be swollen for possibly a few weeks. I did give the hospital a call after reading the replies here and they said to go to my GP if I get a headache or the swelling doesn't improve. It has gotten better since I left the hospital so I'll be keeping a close eye on it.
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Oooooo congrats Dandy Shrew and hookerbot, I'm glad you both updated! Sorry things didn't go as planned for either of you but I'm glad you got healthy (if early and a little undercooked in hookerbot's case) babies out of it! 31 weeks today. Finally able to paint the baby's room tomorrow, and have my last childbirth prep class tonight. I went on the tour of the hospital on Sunday, brought my mom, and it was good to see everything. I'm in RI, so I totally take for granted that we have a Women & Infants hospital, so the whole hospital is geared toward this kind of thing! I was impressed with how quiet the L&D floor was, usually hospitals are all loudspeakers going off and monitors and doctors and nurses rushing about, but the L&D floor was almost full when we were there and it was still very quiet and somewhat relaxed, for a hospital. My mom had both my brother and I at this hospital, but it was so long ago and a different building, so she got a huge kick out of it.
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An Cat Dubh posted:massive swelling in my lower legs, ankles and feet I had this for about a week, from my waist down to my feet (which looked like two fat little hams). It really really helped me to sleep with my feet elevated on a stack of pillows, up a good two feet over the level of my heart.
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sudont posted:My mom had both my brother and I at this hospital, but it was so long ago and a different building, so she got a huge kick out of it. I will be giving birth (assuming nothing crazy happens) at the hospital where I was born and where my mother was born and maybe my grandmother, but I'd have to check. What that kind of says to me is that my family has been stuck here for waaayyy too long. The hospital was founded in 1891, so it's theoretically possible a great-grandparent was born here too, but I'd suspect a home birth back then. This thread has also made me incredibly thankful for my huge long torso. I'm 27 weeks now, and I didn't really start showing until a few weeks ago (more like "pregnant or fat??" kind of look) and can still get away with it when wearing a sweatshirt and jeans. No one's in my ribcage. No one's in my diaphragm. And the baby is measuring a week plus ahead. So hurray! I'll never complain about not being able to wear one piece swimsuits again. Maybe.
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I also have a pretty long torso and I started really showing at about 22ish weeks. I'm 30 weeks now and pretty dang big and I don't understand how. A girl I work with who just gave birth a couple weeks ago is much shorter than me and even her at 37 weeks she was smaller than me at 27 or whatever I was at-- and it is my first and her second. No idea how it works. Maybe her baby decided he was going to squish her insides around more and my baby just decided to grow out and leave more room for everything else in there. Who knows. 
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The swelling is so much better today and almost all gone. Looks like my little guy has blocked tear ducts in both eyes. Anyone else have experience with this?
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An Cat Dubh posted:The swelling is so much better today and almost all gone. Looks like my little guy has blocked tear ducts in both eyes. Anyone else have experience with this? Yes. Squirt some breastmilk in there or on your finger tip and gently drop and massage it in. It sounds silly, but it actually works. If not that try gently massaging with a warm baby wash cloth.
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Apr 11, 2013 18:48
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Thank you ladies! I'm trying the breast milk. Fingers crossed. Poor guy's eyes are practically glued shut and they gunk up 5 minutes after cleaning them.
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http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Carters-Recalls-Infant-Clothing-with-Zippers/ Recall of certain Carter's onesies with zippers. quote:Recall Details cross posted to parenting thread.
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38 weeks tomorrow and the baby decided to drop some over the weekend. My husband now asks if we need to go to the hospital every time I say "ouch". Still not feeling much else that points to labor so I'm leaning towards her showing up later rather than sooner but it's nice to have some of the pressure off my ribs finally.
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My Beco Gemini finally arrived and I tried it on. Amazing! It is soooo much more comfortable than the Bjorn, and baby is definitely much better supported. Then literally less than 2 minutes after I put it on, one of the buttons snapped right off of the thing.  So looks like it will be the Bjorn for at least another week.e: I am curious actually, you can't tell from the instructions, but are the black straps that are attached to the shoulder straps supposed to go under the flap or over the flap when you're using the front-facing position? Over the flap, the buttons just came unsnapped right away, but under the flap lead to the button just breaking entirely. Papercut fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Apr 16, 2013 |
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That stinks, papercut, but I'm glad you like it! I don't have the Gemini, but I just wore my Beco Butterfly II again yesterday for a few hours at the mall, and it was so comfortable! Not even a twinge in my back.
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I can't believe Stephen is already 7 months old already. He's trying to crawl, but gets frustrated and instead, tries to stand. Both my husband and I were walking by 9 months, so I'm anticipating him being an early walker, too. We got him a walker and he runs around the house in it and is already getting into everything. He's teething, too. Drooling a ton, gnawing on everything and sometimes fussy. Orajel helps a ton, thankfully. He doesn't like cold teething rings, though. I think the temperature difference freaks him out. We've started to give him some baby food. He loves everything but green beans so far. I also took him to PA to meet my family. He did great on the plane, thankfully. Only one meltdown on the end of the flight to PA, and he slept the entire way back. My family loves him dearly and everyone cried when they met him. Joe deployed, but we've kept in touch using Skype and Stephen still recognizes his daddy (thank God). My in-laws are being wonderful, and I've started working again. I'm a secretary at my MIL's business, and work 3 days a week for 4 hour shifts. It's basically an extra $200 a month, but it helps a lot of with the baby's needs, and it's nice to get out of the house for a little bit. I've also lost the baby weight. I weighed 190 when I had him, and I'm down to 155. I was originally 150 pre-pregnancy, but I love the bit of extra curves, wider hips, and I have enough definition to make me feel confident. All in all, things are going well. I can't get over how much older Stevie looks than he actually is.  Stephen at 7 months  Myself, 7 months postpartum
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Please consider using other methods besides Orajel for teething pain. http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/ucm250024.htm quote:Benzocaine products should not be used on children less than two years of age, except under the advice and supervision of a healthcare professional. Healthcare professionals and consumers are advised to consider the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations for treating teething pain instead of using the benzocaine teething products:1,2
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Chickalicious posted:Please consider using other methods besides Orajel for teething pain. He gnaws on teething rings so long as they aren't cold. I have no idea why he won't use anything we put in the fridge first. I also heard of teething biscuits? They're supposedly really, really hard, and the baby can gnaw on them and they'll dissolve over time? My MIL said she used them, but I can't find them anywhere.
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Lullabee posted:Tips for teething? We got Collin one of those razberry teethers but its too big for him. He's drooling a ton, plus myself, my siblings, my fiancé, and his siblings all teether at 2/3 months, so I'm sure that's what it is. I also got the watermelon freezer thing but he can't really hold anything well yet. We used those little mesh feeder/teether things. They were amazing for Izzy. We'd put breastmilk or baby food puree into ice cube trays and freeze it, then pop it in the mesh teether and give it to her. She'd gnaw on it for ages. You can find them online or in most stores. Another thing we did was wet a washcloth and freeze it and let Izzy chew on that. Teething can be a bitch 
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Apr 16, 2013 20:05
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Lullabee posted:Tips for teething? We got Collin one of those razberry teethers but its too big for him. He's drooling a ton, plus myself, my siblings, my fiancé, and his siblings all teether at 2/3 months, so I'm sure that's what it is. I also got the watermelon freezer thing but he can't really hold anything well yet. Keep in mind that at around 3 months babies' salivary glands start developing full force so they become more drooly and constantly shove fists into their mouths. I was an early teether and both kids showed signs of it, but my son just got his first tooth to come through last week (at 8.5 months) and my daughter didn't get her first teeth until after a year.
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CravingSolace posted:He gnaws on teething rings so long as they aren't cold. I have no idea why he won't use anything we put in the fridge first. I also heard of teething biscuits? They're supposedly really, really hard, and the baby can gnaw on them and they'll dissolve over time? My MIL said she used them, but I can't find them anywhere. You can find them at Target, Earth's Best wheat teething biscuits or something. They're not as hard as you'd think they'd be, so be careful if your kiddo isn't a very good chewer yet. I stopped using them when Chris got into the habit of biting on them and then yanking them out of his mouth and he scraped his gum pretty bad one night with the jagged end of a biscuit. Babies bleed a surprising amount out of their mouths. Honestly I think the thing Chris liked gnawing on the most while he was teething was the cap of a Gatorade bottle (still on the bottle of course). Whenever my husband finished one he would go to town gumming away, I think the ridges on the edge of the cap were just enough to itch his gums, and the bottle was nice and big and easy to hold on to.
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Nuby makes a silicone teether that I swear by. It's light, easy to hold, a little smaller for when their mouths are still small, is easy to attach to a paci clip, and has soft bristles. I think the key is how soft it is on tender gums. edit: http://www.amazon.com/Nuby-Silicone...ilicone+teether Ben Davis fucked around with this message at 00:48 on Apr 17, 2013 |
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Re: sharp little things - When I'm working my little dude goes to a daycare run by a friend of mine, she called me all excited a few weeks ago because "He just got his first tooth! OMG!" and then called me again a few minutes later to tell me that she is a doofus and really it was just a hard, sharp little bit of gum. A little raised area that felt like tooth. She was so disappointed that it wasn't, heh. I use these little flavoured rusks or these teething rusks now that he can hold them himself, but even when he was wee I would let him gnaw on one, I would hold it and just let him gum it up. They are almost like a hard little breadstick. I got told that frozen pizza crust is also good for them to chew on because it's hard to chew generally. We don't eat pizza often enough to test that theory though.
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A friend used cold celery for teething. Obviously you want to keep an eye out in case they take chunks off, but it was pretty effective for them. Gross thing: if it got limp and warm, she'd just toss the stick back in the fridge and rotate it with another that was in there.
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Any suggestions for vegetarian dietary iron additions? I bought raw pumpkin seeds because the internet seemed to like those, but I'd like more variety. I'm currently traveling for work, so things like blackstrap molasses are harder to come by and/or use.
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If you weren't traveling, I'd suggest making sesame seed milk. I drank it when I was pregnant. Its a good source of iron and calcium (you have to use unhulled seeds) You could get some unhulled ones and throw them on a salad. http://www.livestrong.com/article/467747-what-is-the-nutritional-difference-between-hulled-unhulled-sesame-seeds/ "A 1 tbsp. serving of hulled sesame seeds contains 5 mg of calcium and 0.51 mg of iron. While the same size serving of unhulled sesame seeds contains 88 mg of calcium and 1.31 mg of iron."
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Spinach usually isn't too hard to find, and lentils are a surprisingly good source as well.
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So is quinoa, which may be difficult to find while traveling. My midwives are big fans of Floradix if you decide you need a supplement.
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I'm already eating lots of spinach on my salads. The Trader Joe's here has some quinoa in packaged salads (not so much quinoa) but they might also have microwavable quinoa. I'll have to check tomorrow. Sesame seeds have less iron that the pepitas, so I didn't buy any today. I'm also trying to think of how I can work blackstrap molasses into anything. There's also a Whole Foods here, and I'm willing to bet they would have it. But it's not like I'm going to drizzle it one top of my black bean burgers or add it to my burrito. Would it be horrific in yogurt mixed with fruit? The only experience I've had with it was added to oatmeal, and it made it sticky and horrifying. I'd love to bake some bread or something with it or disguise it by mixing it with cream cheese, but that could be tough too. Fortified cereals are out too because I'm GF. Is there some hippie GF cereal fortified with iron that tastes delicious? I could be persuaded to eat cereal for dinner on occasion. At worst I'm home in a week and can make some molasses bread with hippie cream cheese and pepitas or something. Or just eat huge salads of spinach and quinoa, which sounds awesome.
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Spinach might not be the best for iron... http://www.uamshealth.com/?id=883&sid=1 Soybeans are a good source-- well, any beans are really.
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