Oddest Things I Said At the Hospital. . . but others may understand. . .

Nickrooz (N)was born on March 16, 2010. He weighed 7lbs, 12oz and was 20 inches long. At two weeks old today, he is now 7lbs, 10 oz, and 21 inches long. He lost nearly a pound in the first week after being born, but he is steadily gaining it back!

Nickrooz means "Good Day" in persian. Very appropriate, we think.

So. . .

During the c-section, while I was still on the table and they were finishing up with me, I asked my husband if N's testes were descended (Sam's weren't). They are, but my dear husband thought that was a weird question!

The next day I said to the hospital social worker that N is "well oxygenated"! I don't think they hear that very often, if at all, come out of the mouth of a mother about her baby.

These were some "odd" things I remember saying at the hospital.

I will post more soon on N's progress. . .

Appt today - 38weeks, 2 days - less than five days to go

I had what I thought was going to be a "borning" appointment with the nurse practicioner today. I totally broke down and told her my worries about N moving too little or too much; my worries about lots of liquid-y discharge a couple of nights ago and how when I called the office, I was routed to voicemail again and no one called back; my worries about my yeast infection - that I'd been using the Monistat as directed.

She checked me and said that my yeast infection is horrible, and would give me something stronger than the cream. That I didn't seem to have ruptured my water. They checked - I am still not leaking amniotic fluid, despite lots of discharge. I am dilated almost 1 cm. She had me finally do a NST. I was on the monitors for over an hour, because N refused to wake up and move. His resting heartrate was lovely, but he wasn't reacting. After nearly an hour and a huge cup of cold water and an entire bottle of orange juice, N moved and got an active heartrate a couple of time. If he hadn't done that, they would have sent me to L&D for further monitoring. In addition, they gave me the direct extension to a nurse who will answer in person during office hours. I left feeling better.

Less than Six Days

Less than six days. . . wow.

On the 11 am news on a local station just now - why c-sections are bad.

Um, I've already had one c-section. Also, this little guy still hasn't dropped completely yet, either. Sam never did, either.

I think I will be having a c-section anyway. Besides my DH is a health professional. He's very conscious of complications. . . so if I have one, he will be on top of it and advocate for me.

38 WEEKS!! NEXT WEEK

Okay, the c-section is scheduled for next week this morning! Less than seven days away. . . oh, boy! I am getting a little nervous, but can I be more nervous than I am now about worrying about everything about my new little guy. . . is he okay in there, is his placenta still good? His cord? Even my husband is getting nervous again. . . is N's lungs okay? That's what they were not able to check on ultrasound.

N keeps moving a lot. He's still very responsive if I "tap" on him, or play music on his little mp3 player. He seems to really like it when "mommy" eats something, too.

Almost 38 weeks. . . movement, thoughts, new craving

It's Saturday, c-section is planned for 10 days from now, and I am having something of a "nesting" urge coming back. Well, in terms of the baby's "room", I haven't lost the nesting instinct, but the cleaning urges I had back in November and December have been slow in returning. I've actually done some cleaning, organizing, sorting in the rest of the apartment! I think I am almost to the point of. . . what if I actually do go into labor before the c-section? I want to have it relatively clean in here!

N has been moving regularly today. I love, love, LOVE feeling him move. Yes, sometimes when he keeps me up at night with his movements I am not so sure, but now that it's getting toward the end of this pregnancy, I am trying to savor feeling him move inside me.

I am also working on birth announcements. . . I've been addressing envelopes, printing the quotes for the front of the cards, and using my calligraphy pen in the inside for his name, etc.

Maybe one last strange craving? I have been craving cumin in my food lately. I used to not really care for it, but it tastes wonderful right now! Cumin supposedly may be one of those spices that can cause miscarriage or pre-term labor, but that's not a worry for me now!!

Another small shower today. . .

I had another small shower thrown for me today. An organization that I belong to has a "sub" group of moms who run a playgroup. Well, they wanted to throw a shower for me! So, I agreed. They all gave us mostly useful stuff. . . and actually included the gifts receipts in most cases for "just in case". I think they actually know to do that, as young mothers. (Unlike others recently who have decided they didn't like the "practicality" of our registry and just went on their own to give us gifts - without a gift receipt - for things we already have plenty of. . . I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but sometimes it gets a little frustrating.) Anyway, they gave us some cute little outfits for the 3 to 9 month size ranges, which we actually needed, some little hangers which we also needed, wipes, diapers, etc. It was fun, and I look forward to doing the "mommy" thing and going on playdates with N.

I had another OBGYN appt today, after the shower. N's heartrate was 140. He was moving and wiggling pretty regularly all day. My doctor did inform me that I have vaginal bacteriosis, and sent in a prescription. I do not have Group Strep B, so we don't have to worry about that at this point.

11 more days?? Just about. . .

37 weeks (Two weeks until C-Section!!)

If N doesn't come earlier, he'll already be born two weeks from now. . . Wow!!

N scares me sometimes. He doesn't like to move at 8 am. I think he must really be asleep. However, after I eat some breakfast, he'll move quite a bit around 10 am. He's still very active between 8 pm and midnight now.

At my OB last Thursday, it was confirmed that N is head down. I do feel his head bumping my pelvis sometimes. Mostly I feel his little bottom bouncing, and his feet under my ribs. . . although he's getting a little big for this activity now.

The OB scared me by saying that my fundal height was a couple of week behind, but they tested, and I was not leaking amniotic fluid. Also, she measured me lying my back. Even with the baby, we all spread out to the sides. I measured myself later while sitting up, and I measured two weeks ahead. I have read, too, that after about 34 weeks, fundal height isn't a concern anymore. Apparently my OB doesn't know that, and that makes me a little nervous.

At 2 am this morning, I woke up sure I was going to throw up, but it was "just" major acid reflux. It burned my throat in major way. I ate Tums, but then also had to go and have just a little rice milk to coat my throat before I could even attempt to go back to sleep propped up on a pile of pillows. I haven't had many problems at all until recently with acid reflux/heartburn. I've also developed a huge a amount of gas in the last five days. It may be all related.

As well, my breasts have become much more tender in the last week. They are also extremely sensitive. Is labor coming soon? Will we make it to the scheduled c-section.

My DH, who was concerned about me having the baby too early is now worried that they've scheduled the c-section for a late date. "Shouldn't they do the c-section at 38 weeks instead of 39?" is his question. Unless there is another problem or I go into true labor earlier, the policy of my OB office is to do a planned c-section at 39 weeks. My DH also refuses to try s** as a method of getting labor going. I've reminded him that if I go into labor they would do the c-section at that time. Anyway, if he really wants me to, I have to get my nesting instinct going again (I lost it about a month ago) so I can get all the cleaning done - and then I will go on some nice long walks to try to speed things up.