Nope I have not had my little babe yet! I am so excited and so scared all at the same time. Yesterday I had my nervous day and was freaking out about the process. All people love to tell me is their own delivery horror story or somebodies they knew about. I'm sorry but that does NOT help! I am sure there are a thousand things that can happen and there is no possible way I can prepare for all them. I am also freaking out because for the next three weeks my husband with be in 3 different states coaching football. He will be driving and wont be more than 6 hours away. But I am terrified I have to do this by myself. I have great friends who I know would be there and help. But its not the same as your own husband who knows you the best and has gone through everything else with you.
Please share with me likes and dislikes of your own delivery or somebody you knew that helped you relax, get through contractions, etc. Yes I plan on getting an epidural but there might be a lot of time before that I have to get through. Please words of wisdom to calm my nerves!!
A TaylorMade Life
I don't have any. Sorry. I am gonna be feeling the same way here in a few months! You only have 11 days left until you are due! Oh my gosh! It could be any day and I am excited for you guys!
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing woman and can do this! You totally can do this...your body is made to do this....the joy of being a woman...we are made to have kiddos. Yes it hurts. But you can do this. Do what relaxes you....whatever music...whatever activity...whatever you can think of to do to relax do it. So excited for you guys to have your little gal come out and play. Best of luck with it all.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you! All I can say is that I was always nervous before everything starts, but once it starts, you get into this kind of trance where it is no big deal. I hope that happens to you. All the worries just kind of go away and you just get to be in the moment. So hopefully that helps. We cannot wait to meet this little girl!! Let me know if Luke is away when you go into labor. I could be there in an hour! Good luck.
ReplyDeletethe nurses get you through it all, esp. through the night. i think the one nurse's name was carrie at stonewall jackson and she is AMAZING. i hope you get her. you'll be fabulous, just keep pushing and breathing! :) love ya!
ReplyDeleteI was the same way! Not knowing what to expect is scary. But the advice I can give you is, #1 epidural (I say that not to scare you but for me it really helped me and relaxed me SO much that I didn't feel really any pain and enjoyed my experience believe it or not! It helped out a lot with staying calm and positve) #2 bring something that is a comfort to you (mine was a pillow and Reba the tv show in the background). That allowed me to get my mind off the contractions and not let the time in between take forever! #3 Stay as calm as you can in between contractions, breathing and relaxing. But EVERYTHING is worth it in the end! Us girls can do anything:) oh and #4 I had someone bring me something to eat/drink afterwards (totally comfort food for me) it was nice to eat or drink something afterwards. Hope that helps!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck and we all love you here in Wyoming,
Alayna
Okay seriously, you're going to be fine! I'm not going to lie, for me I didn't find any relief from the contractions pain until I had the epidurral, but I would highly reccommend taking a birthing class. I have heard they help a ton! I think the 2nd time I was more calm and that helped me relax. So just try to be calm and NOT think about worste case scenarios. You can't really do anything about the way it goes, and as long as you're in a hospital with doctors, you shouldn't have any problems! It will be the BEST day of your life, and really it's not that bad! Definitely WORTH it!
ReplyDeleteWomen are made to have children. Plus millions have had children without drugs. You can do it! But I am sad to hear that Luke might miss out...I hope he doesn't!
ReplyDeleteCall your mom and have her come stay with you... my mom didn't leave my side for weeks right before the baby came! I know that is probably hard for your mom being as she is here in AZ, but it is worth a shot! Mom's always make it better!
ReplyDeleteUm I had an awesome labor and delivery. My words of advice are dont wait to long to get your epideral. Dont torture yourself.If you are in pain and cant relax you wont dialate and that important.I dialated really quick after I got mine. I did have to push for and hour and a half and that wasnt fun simply because I was exhausted but... YOU CAN DO It!!! Just be calm. Everything will be fine. Promise. You are going to be amazing!!! OH and eat before you go. Seriously. I was starving the whole time.
ReplyDeleteI have more... get your bag packed. Robe, granny panties, slippers or socks, maybe your own gown to put on after you deliver, camera, blankets, pillow, shampoo, soap(seriously a shower feels so good the next day)I wouldnt get a real nursing bra until after your milk comes in. They do have some though that are almost like sports bras and are easily adjusted when you try and nurse.
ReplyDeleteI am totally laughing at the 'granny panties' from Whitney... sad but SO true! :) haha
ReplyDelete#1 Epidural (sounds like you're on board already) Remember you can get one as soon as a 3... so make sure they know RIGHT away. Then maybe you can take a nap like I did and sleep right through half your labor.
#2 'Baby cottage' if they have one. You get that child for at least the next 18 years, so get some sleep for the first couple nights.
#3 Bring TWO pillows. Which brings us back to #2. You'll need them to muffle the cries from the OTHER mother's babies, who chose to keep them in their room ALL night. :)
#4 Take Advantage of the NURSES... they will bring you snacks, juice, medicated gel breast pads (they are heaven sent- trust me), ice packs for you-know-where, pain med's, as well as a breast pump and/or the Boob Nazi (nursing coach) if you need it (or her).
#5 Take along toiletries and makeup (you'll thank me after you've taken a gazillion baby pictures with makeup on), 5 month pregnancy clothes to wear home, SLIPPERS WITH SOCKS (hopitals are freakin COLD), and...
#6 A breast-feeding NIGHT GOWN/robe (I bought a set at Motherhood- it has slits in the gown to make nursing easier), cause you are going to be whipping out your boobies more than you can imagine, so make it comfortable and easy. Plus you won't want to be in the hospital gown for 24 to 48 hours.
Which brings me lastly to...
#7 Choose 48 hours if you get to. You won't have anyone at home waiting on you hand and foot so take advantage! :) haha I loved my nurses...
CALL ME WHEN YOU HAVE MY NIECE!! :)
Oh, do NOT eat once you are in labor... seriously... unless you want to see your food again.
ReplyDeleteDuring labor everything in your body comes OUT... and I mean EVERYTHING!
I only had four hours of labor before the epidural and because of being induced - the contractions were only 20-60sec apart...I didn't have time to do anything but try to breathe (the Lamaze breathing helped)..before I realized how much time had passed - the epidural was getting put in. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOh - and I had absolutely no problem with the baby being in my room all night. Jorgen only cried for a few seconds and easily settled down as soon as I had a boob in his mouth and fell back to sleep fairly quickly. That first night with him has some of my most cherished moments in fact. (Every baby is different though - so if you're just too spent, there's always the option of sending baby to the nursery.) Now..I do regret coming home after just 24hours. I had the option to stay 48 and should have done so...it was just that the idea of being home was so appealing. The reality of it made me wish I was still at the hospital. Love you!
ReplyDeletestadol....i got it before my epidural to calm me down. it was great. have had it twice and will do it with this preg too!
ReplyDeleteYou're going to do great! I hated when everyone told me their horror stories when I was pregnant with my first. I was seriously terrified of every part of labor & I really hate needles. After every part I was terrified of I thought, wow, that was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I tried to take each part as it came and each contraction as it came.
ReplyDeleteA couple things that helped me. When I was studying about hypnobirthing (just wanted something to help me relax before I got my epidural) they call contractions surges or expansions. I like that because it reminded me that the contractions were the things that were helping the baby come, not just something uncomfortable.
I didn't think of it before I had Madeline, but the night before I was induced with Ty I asked Matt to give me a blessing. It really helped me to think back on the blessing through labor.
The moment each one of my kids were out and when they cried for the first time...AMAZING!
Good luck. You can do it!