First, the nice:
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day - October 15 icons
Then the shocker:
Zoey is six months old today, my God. I'm really just... blown away by this. I need to update her LJ with things, I will after her appointment on the 8th.
Now, the not-nice:
It pisses me off so much to go back to Delphi and see myself removed from private forums that had stupid posting requirements. Nothing says unwanted more than being accepted and having friends there and then finding yourself booted out because you didn't spam the forum with posts. I'm not about to go begging to be let back in if it's THAT important to some people to monitor my usage of a forum meant for extracurricular use. It's not a job, I'm not getting paid to post, I was there to make friends and such and have a place that was parenting-centric. There is nothing more uninviting than finding you've been shut out because you were actually, you know, parenting a new baby, which always takes people time to adjust to doing, and didn't have the time to sit and read forums for hours a day - and really, Delphi forums TAKE hours a day to get through if they're active because of the format. My online time does not revolve around locked Delphi forums, sorry to say. At this point, I'm sort of discouraged and may only go to PIL:MoA to post about those icons.
I like LJ better, I sort of wish there was a decent LJ community for parenting that I wouldn't have to spend years weeding through various ones to find people who have my same views/have advice on the ways I choose to do things.
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Friday, April 27, 2007
Ugggh
I think I just had pain almost, if not definitely, worse than the labor pains that immediately led to my c-section - that's saying a lot since that sensation of my whole midsection and back locking up is not something I'll soon forget. I know they were gas pains despite still being way higher than normal gas, but I seriously felt like I was both going to explode and was being squeezed to death around the ribs and stomach. I think I alternate laying on the floor, standing up, throwing up and sitting on the toilet for a good 25 minutes before I finally threw up enough to relieve whatever pressure it was, but the time felt much longer because of how excruciating it was.
Add that to the frequent knife-stabby breast pains that are apparently normal and "should" fade and today was not a happy day for my body, even if I did have a productive pump day. :/ Poor Zane though, I think he might have thought I was dying - I know I wondered if that was the case! - and couldn't do anything for me.
Add that to the frequent knife-stabby breast pains that are apparently normal and "should" fade and today was not a happy day for my body, even if I did have a productive pump day. :/ Poor Zane though, I think he might have thought I was dying - I know I wondered if that was the case! - and couldn't do anything for me.
Update - 4/26/07, 20 days old
Zoey came home the afternoon of the 18th (yes, I lose at timely updating, I'm sorry *hangs head*) at 12 days old, weighing 5 pounds, 2 ounces (she was born at 5 pounds and dropped to 4 pounds, 10 ounces before working her way back up from there). While it was a roller coaster of ups and downs from isolette to bassinet (her first failed attempt at the open air test she maintained her temp but lost weight) and lengthy days and evenings at the hospital, waiting for the next day and new decisions about her progress, we're grateful she only experienced issues with temperature control and weigh gain and was able to remain in the hospital nursery the whole time (instead of being transfered to a hospital with a NICU).
At her appointment on Monday the 23rd, she weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces, so she easily did the ounce a day they wanted her to do. Everything else was great so all she needs to do is keep up her weight gain for her appointment on Monday the 30th. :D She's an absolute doll, fusses but hardly ever cries. Even when she does it isn't for more than a few seconds. We're waiting to see if she is just this sweet-tempered or once she's a little bigger she'll learn how to use those lungs to their full capacity. ;) She is steadily increasing her alert awake periods, so we joke she's finally figured out what her eyes are for and have been able to enjoy seeing her looking around. Phoebe, our dog, thinks she's the greatest thing ever and is very protective of her – I think she gets less sleep that we do, waking up at every little noise Zoey makes! Tigger, our cat, has been curious about her but has only peeked in the pack-n-play a few times to check her out.
Zoey's solely on breastmilk now, for now most of it still by bottle after I pump (pumping is going really well for me, I was surprised). We had been using a fortifier for the breast milk in the hospital to maximize the calories she received and used that for the first few days at home but now that we know she's gaining without the constant use of the fortifier, we don't add it in. The weight gain also means I'm less worried about her intake (it's amazing how worrisome that can be with a small-weight baby and how reassuring knowing the numbers was to both Zane and I), so now we're working breastfeeding (with the nipple shield to aide her small mouth/growing muscles and my flatter nipples) back in. I had stopped most of my evening attempts the first few days home when she'd completely wear herself out trying to suck and then not want to take her bottle, even though she needed the food to grow. Now when she's at her most alert, we work on it and she's doing really well. I'm hoping to transition solely to breast in the next two weeks before we have to rent the pump another month, but if it takes longer, I'm okay with that too - she's getting my milk and that's my goal.
As for me, my excessive swelling is finally gone (disappeared about a day after we were home permanently), so it's nice to see my ankle bones and knees again. I'm healing well, apparently all that walking i did with a wheelchair (as I didn't have a bassinet to push), as well as all of those days of walking back and forth from car to hospital to car really helped with c-section recovery, even if it made the swelling persist longer. The only thing is my BP is still high, so I'm on the meds from pregnancy for two more weeks. Hopefully by then it'll be down permanently and I can stop taking them!
At her appointment on Monday the 23rd, she weighed 5 pounds, 8 ounces, so she easily did the ounce a day they wanted her to do. Everything else was great so all she needs to do is keep up her weight gain for her appointment on Monday the 30th. :D She's an absolute doll, fusses but hardly ever cries. Even when she does it isn't for more than a few seconds. We're waiting to see if she is just this sweet-tempered or once she's a little bigger she'll learn how to use those lungs to their full capacity. ;) She is steadily increasing her alert awake periods, so we joke she's finally figured out what her eyes are for and have been able to enjoy seeing her looking around. Phoebe, our dog, thinks she's the greatest thing ever and is very protective of her – I think she gets less sleep that we do, waking up at every little noise Zoey makes! Tigger, our cat, has been curious about her but has only peeked in the pack-n-play a few times to check her out.
Zoey's solely on breastmilk now, for now most of it still by bottle after I pump (pumping is going really well for me, I was surprised). We had been using a fortifier for the breast milk in the hospital to maximize the calories she received and used that for the first few days at home but now that we know she's gaining without the constant use of the fortifier, we don't add it in. The weight gain also means I'm less worried about her intake (it's amazing how worrisome that can be with a small-weight baby and how reassuring knowing the numbers was to both Zane and I), so now we're working breastfeeding (with the nipple shield to aide her small mouth/growing muscles and my flatter nipples) back in. I had stopped most of my evening attempts the first few days home when she'd completely wear herself out trying to suck and then not want to take her bottle, even though she needed the food to grow. Now when she's at her most alert, we work on it and she's doing really well. I'm hoping to transition solely to breast in the next two weeks before we have to rent the pump another month, but if it takes longer, I'm okay with that too - she's getting my milk and that's my goal.
As for me, my excessive swelling is finally gone (disappeared about a day after we were home permanently), so it's nice to see my ankle bones and knees again. I'm healing well, apparently all that walking i did with a wheelchair (as I didn't have a bassinet to push), as well as all of those days of walking back and forth from car to hospital to car really helped with c-section recovery, even if it made the swelling persist longer. The only thing is my BP is still high, so I'm on the meds from pregnancy for two more weeks. Hopefully by then it'll be down permanently and I can stop taking them!
Sunday, April 01, 2007
So swollen (34w3d)
OMG I am so swollen :( Beyond my hands, which have been on-off for the last two weeks, I hadn't had much swelling but that changed a few days ago. The first time it was after a late dinner at McD's that I think was just too salty. That swelling, which was just the tops of my feet, went away but then it flared up again yesterday because I was on my feet so much between doing Manda's bridal shower with my mom and then later shopping for wedding stuff. Last night was pretty bad and my ankles joined the whole mess in a BIG way, but when I woke up this morning it was almost down to normal, just the tops of my feet. Unfortunately, after being out today, the swelling is all back. No pain elsewhere, no facial swelling, no dramatic changes as it's all been activity-related, not random, so I think it's just normal but I have an appointment tomorrow so I'll discuss it with him.
Actually, I think my gums might be a tad swollen, my one wisdom tooth feels weird - not painful, just weird. I'll be glad when I can get them out, it was supposed to happen in Janaury but that was planned before I got pregnant.
We got a bunch of things today from one of Zane's relatives but we still have a lot to get on our own - it's getting so close!
Actually, I think my gums might be a tad swollen, my one wisdom tooth feels weird - not painful, just weird. I'll be glad when I can get them out, it was supposed to happen in Janaury but that was planned before I got pregnant.
We got a bunch of things today from one of Zane's relatives but we still have a lot to get on our own - it's getting so close!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Updates (30w6d) [picspam] [linkspam]
Appointments:
They've all gone really well - I'm down to every two weeks until 36 weeks, when I'll go to every week, and I'm now in the circulation cycle to see as many of the other five docs in the practice as I can before I deliver. The first I decided I like, she was pleasant and informative and didn't have a demeanor that rubbed me the wrong way. Zoie/Zoey's heartbeat was great each time, nice and varied without being too weird (in the 140-130s, depending). I'm still not above my pre-preg weight, but that doesn't seem to be an issue since I am gaining back the weight I lsot initially.
Baby Shower:
The baby shower my mom, with help from Manda and my MIL, threw for me on the 3rd was really nice. I was glad to see so many show up and we received some really great, useful stuff, a few things we really wanted (I got my glider rocker!) and some lovely handmade things. Pics later when I get them from my sister.
Pictures:
New pics from the day of the baby shower (30w2d, pink-colored shirt) plus my last pic for comparison (26w, purple shirt). You can see Zoie/Zoey's room color in the new pics, as Zane finished painting it before the weekend of the shower. It turned out really well, he even did the windowframes/sills white, which I'm really happy about. :D
Linkspam for me:
31 weeks - StorkNet
31 weeks - About
31 weeks - American Baby
Month Seven - Parenthood
31 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
March - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
They've all gone really well - I'm down to every two weeks until 36 weeks, when I'll go to every week, and I'm now in the circulation cycle to see as many of the other five docs in the practice as I can before I deliver. The first I decided I like, she was pleasant and informative and didn't have a demeanor that rubbed me the wrong way. Zoie/Zoey's heartbeat was great each time, nice and varied without being too weird (in the 140-130s, depending). I'm still not above my pre-preg weight, but that doesn't seem to be an issue since I am gaining back the weight I lsot initially.
Baby Shower:
The baby shower my mom, with help from Manda and my MIL, threw for me on the 3rd was really nice. I was glad to see so many show up and we received some really great, useful stuff, a few things we really wanted (I got my glider rocker!) and some lovely handmade things. Pics later when I get them from my sister.
Pictures:
New pics from the day of the baby shower (30w2d, pink-colored shirt) plus my last pic for comparison (26w, purple shirt). You can see Zoie/Zoey's room color in the new pics, as Zane finished painting it before the weekend of the shower. It turned out really well, he even did the windowframes/sills white, which I'm really happy about. :D
Linkspam for me:
31 weeks - StorkNet
31 weeks - About
31 weeks - American Baby
Month Seven - Parenthood
31 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
March - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Appointment update (26w) [picspam] [linkspam]
My appointment:
Everything looks good. I didn't gain any weight since last time so I'm still under my prepregnancy weight and my BP was higher than it had been, but not by much and still acceptable. The baby's HR was 148 and once again she was not loving the Dopplar, to the point she kicked me to let me know about it when it was over. :D I'm moving up to every two weeks visits, which makes me realize May isn't all that far away.
Also, I'm in DOUBLE DIGITS. That's right, only 98 more days to go. *dances* Wait... we still haven't cleaned out the second bedroom to get it ready for painting and to house all the baby shower stuff in a month. *stops dancing* I need to get motivated to do that!
Pictures:
I haven't been posting them and skipped the one at 24ish weeks because I didn't feel any bigger. But here's one from 22w4d and 26w (today).
Linkspam for me:
26 weeks - StorkNet
26 weeks - About
26 weeks - American Baby
Month Six - Parenthood
26 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
February - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
Everything looks good. I didn't gain any weight since last time so I'm still under my prepregnancy weight and my BP was higher than it had been, but not by much and still acceptable. The baby's HR was 148 and once again she was not loving the Dopplar, to the point she kicked me to let me know about it when it was over. :D I'm moving up to every two weeks visits, which makes me realize May isn't all that far away.
Also, I'm in DOUBLE DIGITS. That's right, only 98 more days to go. *dances* Wait... we still haven't cleaned out the second bedroom to get it ready for painting and to house all the baby shower stuff in a month. *stops dancing* I need to get motivated to do that!
Pictures:
I haven't been posting them and skipped the one at 24ish weeks because I didn't feel any bigger. But here's one from 22w4d and 26w (today).
Linkspam for me:
26 weeks - StorkNet
26 weeks - About
26 weeks - American Baby
Month Six - Parenthood
26 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
February - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
Thursday, January 25, 2007
(25w) [linkspam]
Month/week conversions:
Month 1 = Weeks 1 - 4
Month 2 = Weeks 5 - 8
Month 3 = Weeks 9 - 13
[Month 1-3 is first Trimester]
Month 4 = Weeks 14 - 17
Month 5 = Weeks 18 - 21
Month 6 = Weeks 22 - 26
[Month 4-6 is Second Trimester]
Month 7 = Weeks 27 - 30
Month 8 = Weeks 31 - 35
Month 9 = Weeks 36 - 40
[Month 7-9 is Third Trimester]
Linkspam for me:
25 weeks - StorkNet
25 weeks - About
25 weeks - American Baby
Month Six - Parenthood
25 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
January - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
Month 1 = Weeks 1 - 4
Month 2 = Weeks 5 - 8
Month 3 = Weeks 9 - 13
[Month 1-3 is first Trimester]
Month 4 = Weeks 14 - 17
Month 5 = Weeks 18 - 21
Month 6 = Weeks 22 - 26
[Month 4-6 is Second Trimester]
Month 7 = Weeks 27 - 30
Month 8 = Weeks 31 - 35
Month 9 = Weeks 36 - 40
[Month 7-9 is Third Trimester]
Linkspam for me:
25 weeks - StorkNet
25 weeks - About
25 weeks - American Baby
Month Six - Parenthood
25 weeks - Amazing Pregnancy
January - Pregnancy.org (altered date to line up)
General Calculator - gives week count for any day
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Yay kicking! (24w5d)
Zane felt the baby kick today, he's so excited. I thought it would be a longer time still because of my belly fat and the fact she's really mostly been kicking at the middle of my stomach below my belly button, but I was laying on the couch on my right side and she kicked the left side of my stomach and I felt it just as much from the inside as I did from the fact she kicked my wrist. I called to him to get him to come over to the couch and he got his hand on the spot just in time to feel one nice kick (well nice and strong to me, less so for him) before she shifted back to her normal position.
:D
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