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It's totally up to you and your husband who you have in the delivery room. Don't let anyone change your mind. It is such a beautiful special moment that creates such a wonderful bond. Just make sure you let your moms know in advance what you decide! Good luck!View Thread

With my second DS I was induced at 38w6d because he was measuring big. He was born the day after the induction started and was exactly 39 weeks. He weighed 7lbs 15oz and had no problems whatsoever.
Every baby is different, but I would try and wait as long as you can before you deliver. You never know how developed your little one is.View Thread

I don't know your situation completely, but I would say definitely wait until after your move and try to plan it so your youngest is at least 2. At 2 they can do a lot for themselves and hopefully she is easy to potty train! Good luck!View Thread

With my last baby I had my membranes stripped at my 38 week appt on a Thursday. I had really bad contractions all night and even went to the hospital to be checked out but then nothing else happened! My dr induced me the following Monday and he still wasn't born until the next day. So I guess in my case it didn't help at all. All it did was give me a night of pain and false hope!
I have to mention that I had trouble with my first baby too. My water broke at 36w5d but I had no contractions on my own. When I got to the hospital they hooked me up to Pitocin. I was trying to do things naturally with no Epidural but after about 32 hours of labor I was given an ultimatum of a c-section or taking the Epidural. I of course took the Epidural and DS1 was born a couple of hours later.
I think having a doctor you are comfortable with can make all the difference too. With my first I was stuck with the Dr on call and she was awful! She barely spoke to me and when she did come in she was eating a cookie after I hadn't had anything to eat in like 35 hours! With my second baby I had switched OB Gyn practices and I got an amazing Dr. She did end up being there for the delivery and things went much more smoothly and I was so much more comfortable!
I know it's a huge decision for you and if I hadn't had problems with the Dr on call with my first delivery then I would tell you to just let things happen on their own. I am not trying to scare you or anything and your LO will definitely come when it's ready, but I just want you to be comfortable and have a smooth delivery! I wish you luck with whatever you decide!View Thread

Another thing that nobody told me was normal post partum was your hair falling out. After I quit breastfeeding and stopped taking the prenatal vitamins, strands of my hair would fall out all the time. It wasn't noticable when you looked at my head, but my brush would be full of hair after just brushing once. And I would find hair all over the floor and on my clothes. I bf my son for over 3 months and now he is 8 months and my hair is just now getting back to normal!View Thread


My SO is the total opposite of yours. He doesn't like to be around a lot of people. I am the one with the big family. I love my family, but I don't want to be surrounded by them when I am in so much pain. With my first baby I had my SO go out and tell the nurse to tell my family that there could only be 2 people in the room at a time. It worked and they all left and just came in 2 at a time which was much more bearable. I had already told everyone that I only wanted my SO in the room at time of delivery so when I started progressing more they all left and went to the waiting room. When he was born he had to go straight to the NICU so once everybody realized they weren't going to be able to see him for awhile they all left and I didn't have a whole lot of visitors after that.
With my second delivery not as many people showed up because it was a scheduled induction for early Monday morning. It was mainly our parents and my grandparents which was a little stressful toward the end but not too bad. I hate that everyone was watching. My grandma would stare at the monitor (even before my epi) and when she saw a contraction coming she would stare at me and see how I reacted to it. Then she would be like "Did you feel that?" It drove me crazy! Finally they all left when it was time to push and I wouldn't let them back there for like the first 45 minutes after he was born.
You just have to be firm and stand your ground. Tell the nurse to tell everyone only 2 visitors at a time and when you're getting close to the delivery time then have the nurse kick everyone out but who you want to be there. Let the nurse be the bad guy. That's what they're there for- to take care of you! I am sure nurses are used to it anyway. Good luck!View Thread

Most hospitals charge you like 3 times the cost amount for the medical items they give you. I.E. hemorriod cream, tucks pads, dermoplast spray, prenatal vitamins, tylenol, etc. My suggestion is that you go the store and buy a few of these items and bring them with you and refuse theirs! I was even charged $18 for a breast shield thing to help with breastfeeding. You can buy one of those at Babies R Us for only $7.
The things I suggest you buy and bring to your labor: Tylenol, prenatal vitamins, hemorroid medication (if you don't have any now you more than likely will get some with all of that pushing during labor!), breastfeeding accessories and breast pump, etc.
And I also suggest requesting a detail of the billing to make sure they charged you right. I was charged for 14 cans of Dermaplast. Who in their right mind would use 14 cans during 2 days of stay? Crazy! I didn't even use one. I was also charged over $100 for breastpump kit which I was never given!View Thread

I went in to be induced on May 2nd (was supposed to be there at 7:30, but they called and said they were too busy and I ended up getting called back in around 10). When I got there they hooked up my IV and started the Pitocin but I was only dilated 2 still. They kept upping the Pitocin, but I wasn't progressing. My Ob came in around 4 and told me she was going to stop the Pitocin and give me Cervidil to soften my cervix and restart the Pitocin after the Cervidil had been in around 12 hours. I got to eat finally and get a little rest.
They took the Cervidil out at 6 am the following day and started the Pitocin at 7. At 8:45 my Ob came in and broke my water and I was dilated 3. Immediately after she did that my contractions really picked up. They were coming every 3 mins. An hour and a half later I got my epidural and I was 3-4 cm dilated. That was at 10:45 and they checked me again at 1:00 and I was dilated 8! Less than an hour later I was complete. I started pushing around 2:15 and after only a few pushes Mason was born at 2:47.
Mason is already a week old and is doing great. By the second day at the hospital he was latching on great and eating 10 min on each side every 2-3 hours. He has a little bit of Jaundice, but it's starting to get better.
Big brother Carter (22 months) calls him "my baby" and gives him kisses. He is a little bit jealous and acts out sometimes, but we have been trying to give him a lot of attention and it seems to be helping.
I am loving being a mommy of two boys!View Thread

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