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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 9:41:55 AM
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Scarlett20
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Angie - Yes my MW is concerned with my BP as it is technically considered "high" when the bottom number is over 90. The main concern is that is could go from just high BP is Preeclampsia. Thankfully though my BP just started creeping up at 37 weeks and so it's not likely to turn into Pre-E as I'm not really having any other symptoms yet. My MW just wants to make sure we cover all the bases just in case things are actually worse off than we think.
Speaking of ultrasounds we only ever did the one at 18 weeks and the tech we had was amazing! She did all her measurements and what not first and gave us a commentary of what she was seeing and then afterwards showed the screen to me and pointed out all body parts and what not. We had the option I think of printing a couple photos for free or buying the CD of all the shots for $20, we went with the CD.
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 12:38:41 PM
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Sarah, I'm not exactly sure what a cretin is, or even if I'm spelling it right. I always thought it an annoying bug of some kind.
Well, I thought of another girl's name I like, Helen, but I can't use that one either. My MIL's name is the Old French version of Helen, and I just can't name my daughter after my MIL. I mean, MIL is a good lady, but... no, it won't happen.
I find myself really hoping that this baby is a boy, a brother for Nathan to play with. If she's a girl, then she's already causing me trouble! We picked out a boy name with no trouble, Joshua Charles. It's nice don't you think?
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 1:06:43 PM
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Sarah, I'm not exactly sure what a cretin is, or even if I'm spelling it right. I always thought it an annoying bug of some kind.
Nope.
I will let you read it for yourself.
Wiki on "cretinism"
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 2:39:15 PM
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AngieCat
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I love the name Joshua. It was one of my top picks for a boy.
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 3:14:15 PM
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Erin- Oh MY GOODNESS! When I saw that picture, my first thought was "Why did Jae change the picture to one of him having stuff on his face???" I had to look closer and realize it was Isaac with his oxygen, not Jadon with randome white on his face! He has gotten sooooo big! (Jae, I hope you don't find offense, I just thought it was Jadon at first glance and couldn't figure out why you would change from the cute one you have now to that one  I love food all over the face pics, but that didn't make sense either since he looked like he was in a crib... Oh what preggy brains can conjure...
This morning I had to call my husband because I was becoming increasingly furious with him for making a very rude comment about the state of our house while I am working tirelessly to improve, declutter, and resettle after being gone a week... As it turns out, he was rude in a very realistic dream, not reality, so I let him off the hook! He asked that I go easy on him in my dreams since he gets in enough trouble on his own- boy am I glad I asked if it really happened or not!
I'm a little better today, still upset about how everything went down yesterday, but it is what it is. They did tell me the sex, but I don't know if we are going to share that or not- especially since I just don't feel right about what they said...
For those in both threads, really, really going to stuff the peppers now...
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 3:22:51 PM
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Sarah, I'm not exactly sure what a cretin is, or even if I'm spelling it right. I always thought it an annoying bug of some kind.
Well, I thought of another girl's name I like, Helen, but I can't use that one either. My MIL's name is the Old French version of Helen, and I just can't name my daughter after my MIL. I mean, MIL is a good lady, but... no, it won't happen.
I find myself really hoping that this baby is a boy, a brother for Nathan to play with. If she's a girl, then she's already causing me trouble! We picked out a boy name with no trouble, Joshua Charles. It's nice don't you think?
I love Joshua Charles. Nice strong manly name. 
We had more trouble picking out a girl name. First we had one we agreed on. Then we had another one we agreed on and liked a little better. Then we went back to the first one. Now dh's brother and cousin have had little girls in the last 2 months with the same middle name. I love the name and the sound of it with the middle name...but don't want our poor baby to be the third one in 2 1/2 months with the same middle name. Like we couldn't think of anything more original....argh. So I have a couple of other options. I'm trying to say them in my head a lot to get used to them, because I still like the first one best.
Baby's HB was still irregularly ticking away today.  At least today I was able to poke and prod and get accelerations so we could be done. Usually baby just sleeps or ignores any attempts to get heartrate accelerations. And, I'm still up about 43 lbs. The doctor looked at the scale and said "Well, we'll just say you're about the same." Even though I think I was up 1 or 2 from Tuesday!
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 3:41:31 PM
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On inductions... I did not get the cervadil b/c if something happened (I was at risk for hemorrhage), it could not be stopped v. Pit which can be turned off immediately. I started at about 2.5 cm on my own, then they started the Pit- one thing about that is, if it gets too intense, and you are really hoping to avoid epis, you can refuse the next increase, ask them to turn it down, or even ask for it to be turned off. In my case, they very slowly increased it at half the normal speed. As long as you are having working contractions and are progressing reasonably, there is no reason to keep upping it and being in pain (assuming the baby and you are both tolerating things well). Also, after your water breaks/is broken, your body may well take over completely (my doctor actually came RUNNING back into my room yelling "turn it down, turn it down" less than 5-10 minutes after breaking my water b/c the contractions were registering off the charts (they can monitor from the doctor's lounge)- at that point, they completely shut it off, and I was pain free for another hour or so before things got intense, but with back rubs and foot rubs, I was able to make it through. The best thing to do is RELAX, RELAX, RELAX- being tense during a contraction is WAY more painful than being relaxed! Did that help, or leave you with more questions?
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 3:55:34 PM
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PrincessDonna
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I did not get the cervadil b/c if something happened (I was at risk for hemorrhage), it could not be stopped v. Pit which can be turned off immediately.
I was told if the cervadil was too much to me, they would remove it. Maybe not as immediate as turning off the pit, but it can still be stopped.
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Also, after your water breaks/is broken, your body may well take over completely (my doctor actually came RUNNING back into my room yelling "turn it down, turn it down" less than 5-10 minutes after breaking my water b/c the contractions were registering off the charts
That was my experience too.
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at that point, they completely shut it off, and I was pain free for another hour or so before things got intense, but with back rubs and foot rubs, I was able to make it through.
And this was not. 
One of these days, I'll type up the whole birth story...
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/4/2008 8:17:18 PM
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Sideways
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Issac looks great, Erin. He seems like he's come such a long way already.
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/5/2008 10:13:09 AM
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manda59
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PL - I didn't know there was different types of ripening gels! I didn't ask my MW but will do so the next time I see her. Are some better than others?
It's more like totally refuse one, only accept the other one. I can't remember the names - but I know the ladies here will tell you!
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/5/2008 12:17:30 PM
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Tea-Tea
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Cervadil is what is most commonly used here. I have a friend whose mother is a nurse for the OB/GYN floor of a major hospital in a big city. She said the only time they have used Cytotec has been when the baby is deceased and they don't even really use it then. The reason is it can cause convulsive contractions, causing trauma to the baby!
My OB uses Cytotec and when I found out (very near my due date), she and I had a discussion where I told her I did NOT want Cytotec. I LOVE my OB and was even willing to change doctors at that point (if she didn't go with what I said). She said she was more comfortable with it than Cervadil. When I asked about the differences, she even admitted that if something went wrong with Cytotec, they would have to administer another drug to counteract it! With Cervadil, they could just remove the strip and it would stop. Thankfully she was agreeable to using Cervadil if anything was needed. Even more thankfully, I didn't need either since my water broke.
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RE: '08 Pregnancy support thread...part 3 - 9/5/2008 7:27:07 PM
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I had another great appt today. BP was fine, urine fine, baby's heartrate is good, he's probably 8ish pounds, he is in a good position for labor and the biggie, he dropped!! Which explains why I feel so much pressure constantly down there. She told me that when the baby drops and puts pressure on the cervix that releases hormones that start to get things going. That explains why for the past couple of days I've felt crampy, yucky. Yesterday I was in the bathroom so much between the loose bowels and peeing all the time! I remember before Nadia was born I felt yucky too. I have a constant crampy backache. I'm not saying I'll go in the next days or so, but things are defintely moving along. Next friday I'll have her check me, Andrew is going to be leaving friday night for a saturday conference that is 2 hours away and if I am majorly dilated he won't go. So I still have no idea if I'm dilated or not, but really, that doesn't mean anything anyway. I was at a 2 for most of my last month. She told me that I probably was just because this is my second.
So I'll just continue bouncing away on my ball and doing anything else that might help him come!
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