Been wondering if I can tackle cloth diapers. I wanted to do it with DD, but I wanted to use a diaper service as I knew nothing at all about washing them. We have our own washer and dryer so I figure it will just mean an extra load of laundry twice a week. Not a big deal though as I know the laundry will multiply with another little one in the house.
I know they are more cost friendly, but I work full-time...will I really have the time? Heck, even if I cloth diaper the few months I am home with the baby I will see some savings...jsut have to convince DH that it isn't gross to cloth diaper. He won't be doing the washing anyway...LOL
Anyone have suggestions (I know the brand of pocket diapers I will use) or pointers? Thanks!!!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
29 weeks
How far along: 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds, but after buying a few too many boxes of girl scout cookies I am guessing the weight gain will creep on...
Maternity clothes: Definitely.
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Sleep: Lots, I find myself sleeping later and later. DD has been great and is pretty self-sustaining if I fall asleep on the couch. Glad she is 5.5 yrs old and not a 2 or 3 year old...I would definitely be hurting for sleep!
Movement: Sporatically throughout the day and then lots of movement at about 1 am.
Cravings: Not too many. Meat, any kind, has been my snack of choice...LOL
Gender: It is a surprise! I have stocked up on some neutral layette items (had more than a few neutral items left over from DD) all are washed and ready to go!
Symptoms: Joints in my feet and ankles were sore last week (along with leg muscles)...felt like I ran a marathon the day before.
What I miss: Not a whole lot.
What I look forward to: Meeting this little miracle.
Moods: Feeling good!
Milestones: Another week down!
Medical Concerns: Not too many, finishing up the rest of my antibiotics for the pneumonia, off of pelvic rest, and passed my 3 hour GTT!
Weekly Wisdom: Calling to check on the 3 hour GTT results would have been smart before ordering girl scout cookies...
Best moment this week: Getting a lot of baby shopping done (travel system, convertible carseat, etc). Seeing the differences in the baby belly!
Worst moment this week: Spending the $$$ for all the baby stuff...LOL
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds, but after buying a few too many boxes of girl scout cookies I am guessing the weight gain will creep on...
Maternity clothes: Definitely.
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Sleep: Lots, I find myself sleeping later and later. DD has been great and is pretty self-sustaining if I fall asleep on the couch. Glad she is 5.5 yrs old and not a 2 or 3 year old...I would definitely be hurting for sleep!
Movement: Sporatically throughout the day and then lots of movement at about 1 am.
Cravings: Not too many. Meat, any kind, has been my snack of choice...LOL
Gender: It is a surprise! I have stocked up on some neutral layette items (had more than a few neutral items left over from DD) all are washed and ready to go!
Symptoms: Joints in my feet and ankles were sore last week (along with leg muscles)...felt like I ran a marathon the day before.
What I miss: Not a whole lot.
What I look forward to: Meeting this little miracle.
Moods: Feeling good!
Milestones: Another week down!
Medical Concerns: Not too many, finishing up the rest of my antibiotics for the pneumonia, off of pelvic rest, and passed my 3 hour GTT!
Weekly Wisdom: Calling to check on the 3 hour GTT results would have been smart before ordering girl scout cookies...
Best moment this week: Getting a lot of baby shopping done (travel system, convertible carseat, etc). Seeing the differences in the baby belly!
Worst moment this week: Spending the $$$ for all the baby stuff...LOL
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Hummm???
DH's grandmother has never been wrong at guessing gender. Back in August (right after I took the trigger) she told us I would get pregnant and we were having a girl. Either way is fine with us, after waiting this long I am not one to be picky.
Tonight DH called his grandma to wish her a happy 85th bday. She is getting older and forgetting things, but she asked how I was doing with the pregnancy and when we are due. She then told DH that we are having a boy. LOL, we were 100% positive (from her earlier prediction) that we were having a girl, now? Not so much. Funny as DH and I were just talking about how different this time is, how much I haven't gained, how it is pretty much all in the front, and how I am not craving the sweets like I was with DD.
Eh, no matter what we will be prepared and jump for joy for whichever gender we are blessed with. This little one is a true miracle and to think that we are where we are now, it just takes my breath away.
Tonight DH called his grandma to wish her a happy 85th bday. She is getting older and forgetting things, but she asked how I was doing with the pregnancy and when we are due. She then told DH that we are having a boy. LOL, we were 100% positive (from her earlier prediction) that we were having a girl, now? Not so much. Funny as DH and I were just talking about how different this time is, how much I haven't gained, how it is pretty much all in the front, and how I am not craving the sweets like I was with DD.
Eh, no matter what we will be prepared and jump for joy for whichever gender we are blessed with. This little one is a true miracle and to think that we are where we are now, it just takes my breath away.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Sweets???
I have gotten many comments this pregnancy, today one lady stopped me at work and asked if I was pregnant (LOL, we wear smocks so it is pretty hard to see unless I am taking the smock off which I was). I told her I was 28 weeks and she told me that I look great. So nice of her! Other women have commented about how I am carrying all in the front (which I am compared to DD) so it really makes DH and I wonder if the old wives' tale could be true for us again this time. I got huge with DD and not so much this time, could just be my body though I guess...older, not underweight this time, etc. It would be great to have a boy, but we are definitely happy with whichever gender we are blessed with. I just can't believe it is getting so close! Another lady at work told me her daughter was born at 29 weeks and she is a thriving 8th grader now...:) Makes me feel good that we are well past the viability stage...
On to the sweets...I haven't craved sweets much this pregnancy (with DD I did, sweets and pickles) but today I bought a bunch of girl scout cookies. Something I should have thought about beforehand was if I passed my 3 hour GTT or not...I called and I did pass, if not those cookies would have had to wait!
I also talked a bit with DH about how quick things are happening this time around, we could have a baby in 8 or so weeks! He was a bit shocked at that (as am I) and knows that we have to get things going with the baby's room. It is almost cleared out, but there are quite a few things that I will have to "find" a place for somewhere else in the house...
So much to do...:)
On to the sweets...I haven't craved sweets much this pregnancy (with DD I did, sweets and pickles) but today I bought a bunch of girl scout cookies. Something I should have thought about beforehand was if I passed my 3 hour GTT or not...I called and I did pass, if not those cookies would have had to wait!
I also talked a bit with DH about how quick things are happening this time around, we could have a baby in 8 or so weeks! He was a bit shocked at that (as am I) and knows that we have to get things going with the baby's room. It is almost cleared out, but there are quite a few things that I will have to "find" a place for somewhere else in the house...
So much to do...:)
Monday, February 7, 2011
28 weeks
How far along: 28 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds - due to the hospital stay, followup appt went well and had 3 hour GTT test today - it was pretty poopy.
Maternity clothes: Definitely.
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Sleep: Ha! Hospital sleep was nonexistent. Fell asleep at about 3am the 2 nights I was there...only because I was exhausted by then...
Movement: Mostly at night.
Cravings: None. Haven't been very hungry. Being sick puts a damper on my appetite (usually I eat lots so I knew there was something wrong).
Gender: It is a surprise! I have stocked up on some neutral layette items (had more than a few neutral items left over from DD) all are washed and ready to go!
Symptoms: Normal pregnancy stuff I guess....constipation, etc.
What I miss: Not a whole lot.
What I look forward to: Meeting this little miracle.
Moods: Moody today as I still feel sick, but I made it to work. Yay.
Milestones: Another week down!
Medical Concerns: Getting over the pneumonia. Oh, and passing the 3 hour GTT.
Weekly Wisdom: My immune system is definitely comprimised when I have a cold and am pregnant. LOL
Best moment this week: Has to be the care I received at the hospital...that and DH and DD both being so great while I have been sick.
Worst moment this week: Being admitted to the hospital for 2 days due to my heartbeat issue and pneumonia.
Total weight gain/loss: 15 pounds - due to the hospital stay, followup appt went well and had 3 hour GTT test today - it was pretty poopy.
Maternity clothes: Definitely.
Stretch marks: No new ones.
Sleep: Ha! Hospital sleep was nonexistent. Fell asleep at about 3am the 2 nights I was there...only because I was exhausted by then...
Movement: Mostly at night.
Cravings: None. Haven't been very hungry. Being sick puts a damper on my appetite (usually I eat lots so I knew there was something wrong).
Gender: It is a surprise! I have stocked up on some neutral layette items (had more than a few neutral items left over from DD) all are washed and ready to go!
Symptoms: Normal pregnancy stuff I guess....constipation, etc.
What I miss: Not a whole lot.
What I look forward to: Meeting this little miracle.
Moods: Moody today as I still feel sick, but I made it to work. Yay.
Milestones: Another week down!
Medical Concerns: Getting over the pneumonia. Oh, and passing the 3 hour GTT.
Weekly Wisdom: My immune system is definitely comprimised when I have a cold and am pregnant. LOL
Best moment this week: Has to be the care I received at the hospital...that and DH and DD both being so great while I have been sick.
Worst moment this week: Being admitted to the hospital for 2 days due to my heartbeat issue and pneumonia.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Third trimester and I don't like hospitals...:)
I can't believe I am in the 3rd trimester...:) I have had a cold the last few weeks, been taking approved drugs but nothing got rid of it. Went into urgent care and was told I had allergies, 3 days later I called in sick to work (I never do that), was running a fever, my lungs hurt, my head hurt, short of breath, and my heart felt like it was beating fast. Went to the ER and they rushed me back to a room after seeing my heartrate and blood pressure, hooked me up to an EKG machine, I couldn't breathe deep enough for them to listen to my lungs so they did a lung xray. There were 8 or so nurses working on me and that was just insane. Then they did an u/s on my legs to look for clots, didn't find any, so they did a CAT scan to look in my lungs for clots (I think) and never really told me the results of that (guessing I was ok). I sat in the ER room for hours just waiting on lab results, in pain, and trying not to freak out. A nurse finally came in and used a fetal heart monitor to check and the baby had a heartbeat. Shortly after that a doc came in and explained that they couldn't release me when my heart beat was that high (it was over 150bpm) and he told me that I had pneumonia also. So I was admitted.
After getting to my room I finally got some pain meds and had IV antibiotics and many bags of saline as I hadn't eaten or drank much at all that day due to the sickness. I talked to the doc and she explained that my white blood cell count was pretty high (infection) and she explained I had community pneumonia. After that the awesome nurse I was blessed with got me some snacks and I finally got to sleep around 2 in the morning. The next morning my OB showed up (I had just had an appt with him the day before) and he was wondering what happened...he also gave me some bad news, I failed my 1 hour gestational diabetes test that day (weird as I passed with DD), then he ordered a 1 hour fetal heart rate monitoring session every shift for the baby. I had to spend a second night in the hospital as they weren't ready to let me go as the pneumonia got worse, although my heart rate was starting to look better. So I stayed yet another night. I felt so much better the next day, not 100% (heck, I am not 100% now and probably won't be for quite awhile) but when they checked my lungs I could actually take a breath without coughing and didn't have much fluid in them anymore. So the PA asked if I felt well enough to go home...heck yes I did! LOL 3 hours of sleep a night at the hospital just doesn't cut it when you are sick.
So after 3 one hour monitoring sessions at the hospital, baby is looking great. I have a followup for the pneumonia with my OB on Tuesday and the 3 hour gestational diabetes test. I have another 11 days on one of the antibiotics and 3 more days on another. I am still on pain meds as my lung will start to hurt pretty bad, along with my throat and head when the drugs start to wear off.
So last week pretty much sucked. But I did realize that I love civilian hospitals! Everyone is so nice, and I appreciated everything they did for me. The Navy hospital where I delivered DD was not so good...:)
After getting to my room I finally got some pain meds and had IV antibiotics and many bags of saline as I hadn't eaten or drank much at all that day due to the sickness. I talked to the doc and she explained that my white blood cell count was pretty high (infection) and she explained I had community pneumonia. After that the awesome nurse I was blessed with got me some snacks and I finally got to sleep around 2 in the morning. The next morning my OB showed up (I had just had an appt with him the day before) and he was wondering what happened...he also gave me some bad news, I failed my 1 hour gestational diabetes test that day (weird as I passed with DD), then he ordered a 1 hour fetal heart rate monitoring session every shift for the baby. I had to spend a second night in the hospital as they weren't ready to let me go as the pneumonia got worse, although my heart rate was starting to look better. So I stayed yet another night. I felt so much better the next day, not 100% (heck, I am not 100% now and probably won't be for quite awhile) but when they checked my lungs I could actually take a breath without coughing and didn't have much fluid in them anymore. So the PA asked if I felt well enough to go home...heck yes I did! LOL 3 hours of sleep a night at the hospital just doesn't cut it when you are sick.
So after 3 one hour monitoring sessions at the hospital, baby is looking great. I have a followup for the pneumonia with my OB on Tuesday and the 3 hour gestational diabetes test. I have another 11 days on one of the antibiotics and 3 more days on another. I am still on pain meds as my lung will start to hurt pretty bad, along with my throat and head when the drugs start to wear off.
So last week pretty much sucked. But I did realize that I love civilian hospitals! Everyone is so nice, and I appreciated everything they did for me. The Navy hospital where I delivered DD was not so good...:)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
One lucky gal...
Sometimes I think that people take their spouses for granted. I think that I have, especially in the years that I we have struggled with infertility. DH has been there for me, and he has had some struggles of his own on this journey. I never would have thought we would be where we are now when we got married almost 12 years ago. We knew from the beginning that it would be rough for us to get pregnant, so we didn't prevent...ever. Luckily we had both lost a quite a bit of weight and that had to have been the magical time for things to work correctly (yay for our unmedicated DD miracle!!). I am thankful for DH, thankful that he has stuck by me through this infertility madness that crept into my brain, thankful that he didn't give up on me and our future children, thankful that he is such a great man, thankfull that he is so understanding as this journey could have easily led to divorce. I think this infertility journey has helped us to communicate more effectively, I feel that when we talk we really listen to each other.
Should we have done things differently on this journey? Maybe. But if we had, I probably wouldn't be who I am now. I have felt lost and alone so many times over these last 4 years, but knowing I have this outlet, this blog, has changed things for me. Seeing others struggle, then end up pregnant, and giving birth to beautiful babies has made me feel something I haven't felt in a long time. HOPE.
And now here I am, one of those that struggled and now I am almost at the finish line. It has been hard as our loss last year really put things into perspective. To have something so beautiful taken away so fast is something that can't be explained. It made this pregnancy not seem real, and made us both think horrible things at each and every appointment. But now? Feeling baby Charlie moving around all day every day has me feeling pretty optimistic. Optimistic for the the rest of this pregnancy and optimistic for the next little infertility miracle we would like to be blessed with.
Should we have done things differently on this journey? Maybe. But if we had, I probably wouldn't be who I am now. I have felt lost and alone so many times over these last 4 years, but knowing I have this outlet, this blog, has changed things for me. Seeing others struggle, then end up pregnant, and giving birth to beautiful babies has made me feel something I haven't felt in a long time. HOPE.
And now here I am, one of those that struggled and now I am almost at the finish line. It has been hard as our loss last year really put things into perspective. To have something so beautiful taken away so fast is something that can't be explained. It made this pregnancy not seem real, and made us both think horrible things at each and every appointment. But now? Feeling baby Charlie moving around all day every day has me feeling pretty optimistic. Optimistic for the the rest of this pregnancy and optimistic for the next little infertility miracle we would like to be blessed with.
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