After the fun and excitement of my last post, I'm happy to say that baby Declan is still in cooking! We just saw the doctor yesterday too!
Fun Facts!
28 weeks along!
Measuring at 30 weeks!
Only gained 6 pounds and doc is still ok with that!
Contractions are not progressing me!
C Section is tentatively scheduled for May 27th!
The contractions were brought on by me having what is called an irritable uterus. In layman's terms, my uterus is sick of being pregnant and wants him out now and is going to keep trying to kick him out. Luckily my brain doesn't agree and isn't sending all of the hormones necessary for it to kick into high gear. Problem is that my brain could be convinced at some point that my uterus is right and it will send the hormones. At that point, there isn't much that the doc can do to stop labor and I'll have to have a c-section.
Doctor will try to stop labor if it happens before 34 weeks, but after 34 weeks, she'll do an immediate c-section! so in 6 short weeks, we could hypothetically have a baby in our house! I really hope to keep him in as long as possible.
New fun obstacle, orthostatic blood pressure issues! I can stand up for about 3 minutes at a time before my blood pressure starts going insane. My blood pressure rises, my pulse rises and pounds harder, and I get out of breath... So verdict is I need to sit down most of the time, but still no bedrest!
My rule still stands, if it hurts or wears me out, I have to stop it immediately and go lay down until I feel better. Sadly this means that I can go to school, but the remainder of the afternoon and night is spent on the couch! Thank heavens for an amazing fiance, cuz Bryce has to do everything. All of the cooking, cleaning, and anything to do with Coen. I wouldn't survive this pregnancy without him, he is absolutely amazing.
It is so depressing though that the pregnancy that I do have help and support is the pregnancy that is so incredibly difficult. I can't just enjoy this pregnancy. I'm literally counting down the days (haven't quite gotten to minutes yet) until I'm no longer prego...
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Field trip to Labor and Delivery!
So I woke up this morning and had a few contractions. Not unheard of for me, but they were a bit closer together than usual. Oh and the first one hurt like HELL! That is definitely new. My contractions always hurt but not like this!
I went to school and the contractions continued. they were getting worse too. closer together and more intense. Started freaking out! I left school at 2 and was going to go to my grandma's but the contractions were only 9 minutes apart.
I headed straight to Lakeview Hospital instead. I got into the ER and had a contraction while I was checking in so they took me straight up to Labor & Delivery. I am only 27 weeks along so I got rigged into all of the monitors pretty quickly. I couldn't hardly move myself so getting into bed was nearly impossible. and changing into a gown hahahahahaha oh that was interesting!!
The other hard part is that I cannot take off my maternity band without my pain level shooting up through the roof! So they had to try to get the monitors, the monitor bands, and my band on all at once.
I got to watch my contractions on the monitor and they were definately there but they wasn't a ton of pressure on my uterus. They were still considered contractions, but they were "weak" contractions. The pain I was feeling was NOT what I would consider weak.
I got sent downstairs for an ultrasound to check on my little man. Unfortunately because I was in there for potential preterm labor, I wasn't allowed to spy on him. The tech just did her job and I was sent back upstairs.
The results were in a while later, I was not dilating. So I got sent home! No pain meds, no nothing... I was rather irritated but grateful that my doc had given me a prescription of pain pills so I took one as soon as I got home!
For now our little man is staying put!! gotta cook him for a few more weeks!
I went to school and the contractions continued. they were getting worse too. closer together and more intense. Started freaking out! I left school at 2 and was going to go to my grandma's but the contractions were only 9 minutes apart.
I headed straight to Lakeview Hospital instead. I got into the ER and had a contraction while I was checking in so they took me straight up to Labor & Delivery. I am only 27 weeks along so I got rigged into all of the monitors pretty quickly. I couldn't hardly move myself so getting into bed was nearly impossible. and changing into a gown hahahahahaha oh that was interesting!!
The other hard part is that I cannot take off my maternity band without my pain level shooting up through the roof! So they had to try to get the monitors, the monitor bands, and my band on all at once.
I got to watch my contractions on the monitor and they were definately there but they wasn't a ton of pressure on my uterus. They were still considered contractions, but they were "weak" contractions. The pain I was feeling was NOT what I would consider weak.
I got sent downstairs for an ultrasound to check on my little man. Unfortunately because I was in there for potential preterm labor, I wasn't allowed to spy on him. The tech just did her job and I was sent back upstairs.
The results were in a while later, I was not dilating. So I got sent home! No pain meds, no nothing... I was rather irritated but grateful that my doc had given me a prescription of pain pills so I took one as soon as I got home!
For now our little man is staying put!! gotta cook him for a few more weeks!
Friday, February 15, 2013
2nd Trimester pics!
17 weeks!!
20.5 weeks!!
24 weeks!! (totally didn't mean for it to be the same outfit!)
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
WE HAVE A DATE!!
First lets get to the great news!! Baby Declan will be making his appearance May 27th!! I'm so excited to have an official date!
My dr is concerned that I will have him early and in that case, I'll just immediately have a c-section. This wasn't my original plan, I truly wanted a VBAC. But due to the damage to my intestines caused by Coen's big head during labor with him (my pelvic floor is destroyed and I have intestinal prolapse, as well as my uterus and bladder are beginning to prolapse. it rocks!) and due to the inflammation of my bladder and the great amount of pain that I'm already in, my dr doesn't think it is wise to even attempt a VBAC. She doesn't think that I could withstand the pain of the initial contractions while I'm waiting to get an epidural. She also fears that I would devastatingly damage my intestines, pelvic floor, and bladder.
I'm so excited about the possibility of having a "27 baby"!! My younger brother and I are both born on 27's and this was a big deal when we were growing up. When it came time for my family to adopt my youngest brother, the only thing my younger brother and I cared about was whether or not he was a 27 baby and if he wasn't then my parents didn't need to bother with bringing him home as he wouldn't fit in our family... Thank heavens Jacob was a 27 baby!!
My dr is concerned that I will have him early and in that case, I'll just immediately have a c-section. This wasn't my original plan, I truly wanted a VBAC. But due to the damage to my intestines caused by Coen's big head during labor with him (my pelvic floor is destroyed and I have intestinal prolapse, as well as my uterus and bladder are beginning to prolapse. it rocks!) and due to the inflammation of my bladder and the great amount of pain that I'm already in, my dr doesn't think it is wise to even attempt a VBAC. She doesn't think that I could withstand the pain of the initial contractions while I'm waiting to get an epidural. She also fears that I would devastatingly damage my intestines, pelvic floor, and bladder.
I'm so excited about the possibility of having a "27 baby"!! My younger brother and I are both born on 27's and this was a big deal when we were growing up. When it came time for my family to adopt my youngest brother, the only thing my younger brother and I cared about was whether or not he was a 27 baby and if he wasn't then my parents didn't need to bother with bringing him home as he wouldn't fit in our family... Thank heavens Jacob was a 27 baby!!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Valentine's Day... do other pregnant women give a damn about this holiday?
I surely don't care about Valentine's day this year!! First off we can't top last year where we went to Lady Antebellum! Secondly, I'm really not in charge of my life and therefore making plans is just about pointless...
We decided to risk it yesterday anyway... We got giftcards for christmas and we decided it was finally time to cash them in... We looked up the menus for the restaurants that one was good for and both decided on Rooster's in Layton! mmmmmmmm
Man dinner was tasty!! Seriously so good! Yummy onion rings. Yummy salad. Yummy raspberry lemonade. Just plain yummy!!!
It was really nice to just get out of the house and spend some time with Bryce that didn't involve shopping, kids, grandparents... Just us! It had been a long time! We got there a bit early but that was with the intention of going to a movie afterwards. It was nice to have a nearly empty restaurant! We just got to sit there and talk! much needed time together!!! We didn't talk school or work. We talked beer and wine. We talked about us. We just spent good quality time together!!
.......... then the pain hit me..........
BIG TIME!
to the point that I was incredibly grateful that we picked Roosters in Layton and not Union Station in Ogden... I wouldn't have been able to make that long of a drive home. I was barely able to make the drive home from Layton. I had to recline the chair back and just pray that Bryce didn't get in an accident (which he didn't!).
even today, the next day, the pain is still out of control... I'd call the dr but what is the point... I'll just be asked to pee in a cup and the results will be negative and they'll tell me to take it easy and good luck...
If one more person tells me to buck up, or get over it, or learn to deal with it, or whatever else hateful things people have said to me, i may scream! I'm sorry that the pain makes it so that I nearly pass out... I'm sorry that I miss events, parties, holidays, etc because I'm on bedrest and in too much pain to make an hour long drive... I'm taking care of my little man and he is my top priority! Can't wait to meet the little stinker! :)
We decided to risk it yesterday anyway... We got giftcards for christmas and we decided it was finally time to cash them in... We looked up the menus for the restaurants that one was good for and both decided on Rooster's in Layton! mmmmmmmm
Man dinner was tasty!! Seriously so good! Yummy onion rings. Yummy salad. Yummy raspberry lemonade. Just plain yummy!!!
It was really nice to just get out of the house and spend some time with Bryce that didn't involve shopping, kids, grandparents... Just us! It had been a long time! We got there a bit early but that was with the intention of going to a movie afterwards. It was nice to have a nearly empty restaurant! We just got to sit there and talk! much needed time together!!! We didn't talk school or work. We talked beer and wine. We talked about us. We just spent good quality time together!!
.......... then the pain hit me..........
BIG TIME!
to the point that I was incredibly grateful that we picked Roosters in Layton and not Union Station in Ogden... I wouldn't have been able to make that long of a drive home. I was barely able to make the drive home from Layton. I had to recline the chair back and just pray that Bryce didn't get in an accident (which he didn't!).
even today, the next day, the pain is still out of control... I'd call the dr but what is the point... I'll just be asked to pee in a cup and the results will be negative and they'll tell me to take it easy and good luck...
If one more person tells me to buck up, or get over it, or learn to deal with it, or whatever else hateful things people have said to me, i may scream! I'm sorry that the pain makes it so that I nearly pass out... I'm sorry that I miss events, parties, holidays, etc because I'm on bedrest and in too much pain to make an hour long drive... I'm taking care of my little man and he is my top priority! Can't wait to meet the little stinker! :)
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Who would've thought that it would be this difficult!!!
My pregnancy with Coen was a piece of cake physically. Emotionally it was very difficult. I usually didn't even acknowledge that I was pregnant. I would just go on about my day. I don't remember talking to him or putting my hands on my stomach to feel him moving or even watching my stomach to see him moving. I just distanced myself as much as I could until he was born.
This time I couldn't be more excited! I cannot wait to meet our little man!! His nursery is all done. Everything we have so far is washed and put away (it isn't much but I still wanted to get it done). I talk to him constantly. I spend time each day with my hands on my stomach just feeling and watching him move. It is such a happy pregnancy...
HOWEVER!!!
This pregnancy is the most difficult thing that I've ever encountered. Some days I can't walk. Most days I can't get up and down without help. I rely on Bryce and Coen to do everything for me; cook, clean, get things for me, help me stand up, help me walk, help me sit down, help me in and out of bed, literally everything in my life requires help of some sort. And I hate this! I don't like giving up control and admitting that I need this much help.
After going to the doctor this month, my doctor got to see me in bad pain. She asked a few questions and thinks that she knows what is going on. Either scar tissue is tearing or I have a genetic disorder of my bladder. Either way there is inflammation of my bladder and the question is whether it is the inside or outside my bladder. The BEST part is that there is nothing that I can do about it! I have some pills to take when the pain flares up but honestly they don't help. I also have another pill to take at times of extreme pain but it's a narcotic so I don't like to take it often.
I was talking to a friend of mine and she said that I should look into a belly band. I have one, but it's like a sleeve and honestly I don't see the point in wearing that one. But she had one that I could try on and borrow to see if I liked it. So I went over and got it. It didn't seem to help much. Kinda felt like it was putting more pressure on my bladder. But I still wore it for a few days, then one day I forgot it... BAD MISTAKE!! I thought I was going to die. Holy cow the pain was out of control! The pain brought on contractions. The pain and contraction combo made me fear that I was going to black out. I couldn't get ANY relief. Not even when I did get the band back on did it help. Bedrest didn't help. A narcotic didn't help. Called my dr. The nurse was convinced that it was a UTI. Went in and nope it sure wasn't. This only confirmed my doctors suspicions that it is a genetic disorder. I have ALL of the symptoms of having a pregnancy-threatening UTI but without actually having an infection.
The meds that I have to take for my IBS, which is out of control now that I'm pregnant, make is to I can't gain weight which worries me. They also make it so I'm in a constant state of nausea and my stomach is constantly churning. That is really difficult to deal with.
ugh... can't wait for baby Declan to be here! Honestly I'm going to lose my mind before May!
This time I couldn't be more excited! I cannot wait to meet our little man!! His nursery is all done. Everything we have so far is washed and put away (it isn't much but I still wanted to get it done). I talk to him constantly. I spend time each day with my hands on my stomach just feeling and watching him move. It is such a happy pregnancy...
HOWEVER!!!
This pregnancy is the most difficult thing that I've ever encountered. Some days I can't walk. Most days I can't get up and down without help. I rely on Bryce and Coen to do everything for me; cook, clean, get things for me, help me stand up, help me walk, help me sit down, help me in and out of bed, literally everything in my life requires help of some sort. And I hate this! I don't like giving up control and admitting that I need this much help.
After going to the doctor this month, my doctor got to see me in bad pain. She asked a few questions and thinks that she knows what is going on. Either scar tissue is tearing or I have a genetic disorder of my bladder. Either way there is inflammation of my bladder and the question is whether it is the inside or outside my bladder. The BEST part is that there is nothing that I can do about it! I have some pills to take when the pain flares up but honestly they don't help. I also have another pill to take at times of extreme pain but it's a narcotic so I don't like to take it often.
I was talking to a friend of mine and she said that I should look into a belly band. I have one, but it's like a sleeve and honestly I don't see the point in wearing that one. But she had one that I could try on and borrow to see if I liked it. So I went over and got it. It didn't seem to help much. Kinda felt like it was putting more pressure on my bladder. But I still wore it for a few days, then one day I forgot it... BAD MISTAKE!! I thought I was going to die. Holy cow the pain was out of control! The pain brought on contractions. The pain and contraction combo made me fear that I was going to black out. I couldn't get ANY relief. Not even when I did get the band back on did it help. Bedrest didn't help. A narcotic didn't help. Called my dr. The nurse was convinced that it was a UTI. Went in and nope it sure wasn't. This only confirmed my doctors suspicions that it is a genetic disorder. I have ALL of the symptoms of having a pregnancy-threatening UTI but without actually having an infection.
The meds that I have to take for my IBS, which is out of control now that I'm pregnant, make is to I can't gain weight which worries me. They also make it so I'm in a constant state of nausea and my stomach is constantly churning. That is really difficult to deal with.
ugh... can't wait for baby Declan to be here! Honestly I'm going to lose my mind before May!
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Have you ever seen complete and utter happiness?
Tonight the most amazing thing happened, Bryce felt his son move for the first time!
Now I realize this isn't uncommon or anything, but we really didn't think that he would be able to because of the positioning of my placenta.
The look on Bryce's face was complete complete complete happiness. I'd never seen such a look before. I was utterly amazing! I wish I could repeat this night every night from here to the end of my life.
Now I realize this isn't uncommon or anything, but we really didn't think that he would be able to because of the positioning of my placenta.
The look on Bryce's face was complete complete complete happiness. I'd never seen such a look before. I was utterly amazing! I wish I could repeat this night every night from here to the end of my life.
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