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Panda
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07-15-2005

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Panda a private message Print Post    
awww I love them!!! I had a lot more stuff when I was a teen..now I just have them on my checks and my son has a few stuffed ones. I did see a cute pair of panda socks @ Kohl's that I love!

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 8:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
You need to buy those socks! lol

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
You're welcome, Emerald. Thank you for updating us. We don't have grandchildren yet, so I'm living vicariously through your excitement, lol. Yes, I guessed this was probably your first.

My worst labor pains were in my back, same as my period cramps. I don't know if that's the same for everyone.



I love them, too!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Emerald, good luck to your daughter!

The hospital can always send her home.

I had erratic contractions with one of my three kids. It was false labor though brought on by being dehydrated. (not enough for me to feel dehydrated though) The hospital sent me home.

With my second, I woke up in middle of night having mild contractions. I took a shower and since they were regular and getting stronger, I called the Dr. He said to come in. Got to the hospital and was at 10cm already and no desire to push and while the contractions were strong, not excruciating. Total labor was 4 hours and that's including lots of time with me telling the nurses that I wasn't going to push because my Dr. wasn't there and I had no urge to push. We are all lucky she was curled in a little ball and staying up high or she'd probably have been born in the car. (and she was 8 lb. 10 oz!)

Third baby decided to take her time. I started feeling mild contractions at dinner. By 11 pm we were at the hospital. She wasn't born until 11am. I had a epidural with her and I did push.

Induced with first baby. No fun. No epidural. Terrible decision on my part.

With all three, the contractions were regular and getting closer and stronger the more time went on. I have to say the contractions felt more like intense (and mostly excruciating) period cramps and the Braxton Hicks just felt different than that. The false labor pains, I don't really remember how those felt.

Hang in there Emerald!

My sis in law is due any day!

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 11:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
What an adorable picture!

Yeah, this pregnancy has been a major bumpy road. It was/is high risk because of my daughter, not the baby.

Then it was also shocking. I never said anything because of all the things everyone said about Sarah Palin's mothering skills and her daughter. My daughter was heavily involved in the church (her choice), moved out when she graduated and rebelled. I never used abstinence as a birth control method for my daughters and always told them I would bring them (with no judgement) to get on the pill. Beth refused because "she was never going to have sex", I begged and the next thing you know she moved back home pregnant.

So now I have a 19 year old unmarried daughter who is very naive about life and about to give birth. I went through a ton of emotions and now I'm stuck in panic, but I look forward to a healthy baby girl for my first grandchild.


As far as labor my labor pains were in my back as well and then afterwards my period cramps started in the back. My sister never had pains in the back and to me they were horrible.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 11:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
With my first, I started having mild contractions at about 3 p.m. We were getting ready to go to the hospital about 11 p.m. when my water broke. After we got to the hospital, they could tell that I was obviously in labor and was dilating; then about 3 a.m., my contractions stopped. Of course, since my water had broken and I was already dilated to about 5, they decided to give me Pitocin to induce contractions. My son was born at 10:21 a.m.

The second son was already three weeks late, so when I went to my regular doctor appointment, I took my husband and my suitcase and left my son with MIL and told her I wasn't coming back without a baby. The doctor did a non-stress test, and I wasn't having contractions, so they decided to induce. They sent me up to the hospital and broke my water, and said if nothing happened in two hours, they would give me Pitocin to induce labor. I started having contractions which I didn't feel, but since I was hooked up to monitors, we could see that I was having them. By the time they were going to induce, I was in heavy labor. From breaking my water to delivery was four hours.

I didn't have any pain meds at all for the first two babies.

With my third, I went into the hospital on a Friday night when I was eight months pregnant because they thought I had a kidney infection. They kept treating me for that, and I was getting all sorts of pain meds. They decided it wasn't an infection, and thought there must be a stone blocking a tube from the kidney. I went into labor on Monday night, and I was given the option of stopping labor and having them try to do something about the stone (without general anesthesia because I was pregnant), or just continuing with a premature delivery. I felt strongly that the baby was fine, so went ahead and let labor continue. After about nine hours, I asked for pain meds, which they gave me through my IV; that relaxed me enough that the baby was born almost immediately. He was 6 lbs, 15 oz and went home with me the next day.

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
Thanks Happymom, your first pregnancy sounded intense and the second nerve-wracking! Wow! At one time during the pregnancy Beth became dehydrated and it caused some problems but now she's drinking more.

Merrysea, I can't believe you didn't use any pain meds with your first two babies! I'm too chicken! All of you are a lot braver than I was. I fell in love with the epidural!

Bethany had the non-stress test performed and everything was okay. Yesterday she was in a terrific mood and got the room ready for the baby (I thought oh lord she's going to have it tonight, but no, nothing). Today she said she was hurting bad in her groin and went back to bed. However, she didn't mention anything about contractions.

I will be so happy when the labor is done. I never knew how stressful it was when it is your own "child" having a child!

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Emerald, I had that same pain for days/weeks before my dd's were born. My three girls were all induced as I am not able to go into labour on my own. When I arrived at hospital to be induced I was alrdy 3-4 cm dilated and that's what the chronic pain was.. my cervix stretching. My LONGEST labour was 3 hr, 45 minutes. Just mentioning it because if your daughter is going through the same thing... her labour might just be pretty fast once it gets going for real. You must be so excited, a Christmas baby!!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 12:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Sounds to me like she's nesting (getting the room ready). sometimes happens a day or two before baby.

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 1:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
I'm very excited Rissa! It makes since what you said about the cervix stretching, that might be why she's hurting today.

I hope you're right Escapee because that would be great!

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Thursday, December 11, 2008 - 7:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
(((Emeraldfire))), I'm sorry for all the rough emotions you have been through in the past months. Soon you'll be holding that beautiful baby and the only emotion you'll be feeling is pure love.

I have to admit that I chuckled a bit about Beth's statement about never going to have sex. I'm so glad I can't remember all the things I thought and said when I was a teenager, because I know there were some doozies! With your love and support, I have a feeling Bethany is going to do just fine.

Best wishes for an easy birth....soon!

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 9:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
Thank you Mak1

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, December 12, 2008 - 4:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Emerald, yep, my first was intense (another bad decision I made was no shots before the episiotomy...I don't recommend that at all!) and second was only nerve wracking in hindsight (that she could have been born in the car). She came so fast that I didn't need or have time for pain med (was only in the hospital a bit over an hour before she was born) and I must say that recovery with no pain med was so much better! I highly recommend it if possible! I was so doped up on nubane with #1 that I wasn't even aware of some things after the birth...like talking on the phone to people. If I was going to do it all again and needed pain med, I'd go with an epidural like I had with baby #3 instead of narcotics in an iv. Just a bit of advice since you're going to be there with your daughter.

I can empathize a little, my sis just got married to a man who has a 17 year old daughter. A few wk. before the wedding, kiddo announced she is pregnant. My sis and her hubby do not have enough money to have their own baby (first marriage for my sis) and she is really torn up about this. At this time, I don't think the daughter would live with them, but she might. It's really rough. I have an 18 year old. I have no idea what I'd do. I hope never to find out. So I feel for you Emerald. I agree with Mak about the pure love!

I hope you keep us updated Emerald! My sis in law that I mentioned above had her baby this morning! First girl for them! My brother is so excited to have a girl after having 2 boys.

Good luck to your daughter!

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Monday, December 15, 2008 - 1:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
Happymom, Congratulations on your new niece!! That is great news!

I agree with you about just an epidural and no narcotics. That's what I did with my second birth and it was a vast improvement.

Beth just got back from the doctor. Even though she is having pains and false labor she has not dilated at all. He said as long as she wasn't dilating he would not induce and that her chance of having to have a c-section is now at 30%. He said he would see her on Thursday and see where everything stands. He said if she still wasn't dilated he would either consider a c-section or wait until her original due date of December 26 and then induce and possibly perform a c-section.

I guess this week is a wait and see although I'm afraid it will end up being a c-section. I had two c-sections and everything was okay. To me it's whatever is best for both Beth and the baby.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Thanks Emerald! When I saw that you posted, I was hoping it was with some baby news! It's looks like you might have some soon!

Mak1
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08-12-2002

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 5:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mak1 a private message Print Post    
Happymom, I came in hoping the same thing! Good luck tomorrow, Beth and Emerald.

Here's a funny story to tide you over. On 12/9/75, my first pregnancy, I went for my then-weekly OB check. The doctor said "You haven't dropped yet. That means you're a little bit behind schedule and we may have to do something extra with you. We'll talk about it next week, if I don't see you before then." I went into labor that afternoon and had the baby that night. I think the doctor scared the baby out of me! LOL

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 5:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
I was dialated to 3 for 3 weeks and they finally induced.

With #2 I was dialated to 1.5 for 2 weeks before induction.

Babies, so damn stubborn!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 7:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Well if you had a choice of staying somewhere nice 'n warm 'n comfy, or being smooshed out into the real world, what would YOU pick? (This is from someone who was six weeks preemie so LOL... what do I know?)

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 - 9:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
This is truly one for the "don't know where to put it" heading...

http://vimeo.com/1573618

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 11:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
Still no baby!!

We just went to the doctor and while Bethany was having contractions on the table she still has not dilated. The doctor ordered a biophysical stress test for Monday and said that he would decide then if she still hasn't dilated whether to go ahead and perform a c-section. He said her body may not be able to dilate.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 12:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Tell her to walk a lot. Go to a mall and walk, walk, walk. Then stop for chinese food at the food court. Then go home and have sex. She'll be in heavy labor before she knows it!!

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
I'll tell her Julieboo! I'm hoping she goes into labor this weekend.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 1:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Julie I tried all those things when I was at 3cm and 11 days overdue and no luck.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Walking didn't really help me for going into labor but I'm still convinced it helped for easier delivery and recovery. Through my pregnancy with Caleb I walked 2 and a half miles to work and 2 and a half home. With Kota, we had moved into the house and I was only walking a mile each way. While labor was still long with both, delivery was easier with Caleb and certainly recovery was quicker.

Emeraldfire
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03-05-2003

Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Emeraldfire a private message Print Post    
Wargod I'm impressed! I'm too lazy to have walked 2 and a half miles to work and back pregnant or not.