Can you help me?
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geminigirlIt's a real shock to think that this baby could come in two and a half weeks and no one would bat an eyelash. I don't think that will happen, but it's a possibility that I have to be okay with-don't have a choice. And okay, so maybe I should go and start washing clothes and putting furniture together and getting the car seat.
Apparently everything is measuring on track, the heartbeat is good (I'm actually wondering what position the baby is in-the heartbeat was much higher up than it has been in the past, and so we'll see next week when we're at the perinatologist.)
All is good, and that pleases me.
Everything with the baby seems to be going well. Maggie-the-doula was with me at today's OB appointment and he said very nice things about about-that I was probably the smartest of his patients, that he's changed his protocol for PCOS and pregnancy because of research I brought and so on. He's totally on board with my going to 42 weeks (he looked a bit quizzically at me when I asked if it would be okay, and he said usually they don't like to let you go much past 41 because they get concerned about placental deterioration, but in my case, as long as NSTs (non-stress tests) and such looked okay, we'd talk about how far if and when the time came. He's also completely in favor of my having a natural birth, if that's what I want, and said to make sure that if that's what I want, that I'm not doing it because anyone else things I should, but that he'll help me out as much as he can and that I've got a good support system. He's pretty much said "anything you think will help" -music, a fan, whatever. He said that one of his patients brought a little fountain with her, to help her relax. I'd go with being in the water, but the hospital policy is to not be in the tub after your water breaks-this makes sense to me, because no matter what, there's a chance that you may introduce foreign bacteria in, whereas if I were home, it would be the bacteria I'm exposed to all the time anyway.) My big question today was "do I have to push on my back" and he was honest-he said he prefers lithotomy (on your back) but that if it's not working for me, we'd find something that works for both of us. I was pleased when Maggie looked at me and said "He's awesome. What are his partners doing with him?" (She's not a fan of his partners, and I've not heard great things about them either."
So the next few projects are getting the birth plan on paper, getting the furniture set up, and the clothes washed and the car seat purchased. And getting the things I need for labor together...
Which is where you all come in, of course.
One of the things that's been suggested to me is to get my music together. Which is fine. It may or may not be useful to me during labor-some people like it and some don't and I can't predict it, so I'm going to put mine together. I have a budget of about $100 to spend on new music-it's flexible, not firm, but I'd like to stick closer to it or under. I'm hoping to build two plays lists-one more high energy for when I need a little kick in the butt to get motivated again, and one far more soothing and relaxing. So...my request from you...
I'm looking for your suggestions for either playlist, or, burn me CDs (MP3s are fine, ITunes is fine) and send them to me, so that I have them, and I can take your good energy in with me. The hospital has CD players, I have my IPod, and I have speakers for it, too.
Help a girl out?
Apparently everything is measuring on track, the heartbeat is good (I'm actually wondering what position the baby is in-the heartbeat was much higher up than it has been in the past, and so we'll see next week when we're at the perinatologist.)
All is good, and that pleases me.
Everything with the baby seems to be going well. Maggie-the-doula was with me at today's OB appointment and he said very nice things about about-that I was probably the smartest of his patients, that he's changed his protocol for PCOS and pregnancy because of research I brought and so on. He's totally on board with my going to 42 weeks (he looked a bit quizzically at me when I asked if it would be okay, and he said usually they don't like to let you go much past 41 because they get concerned about placental deterioration, but in my case, as long as NSTs (non-stress tests) and such looked okay, we'd talk about how far if and when the time came. He's also completely in favor of my having a natural birth, if that's what I want, and said to make sure that if that's what I want, that I'm not doing it because anyone else things I should, but that he'll help me out as much as he can and that I've got a good support system. He's pretty much said "anything you think will help" -music, a fan, whatever. He said that one of his patients brought a little fountain with her, to help her relax. I'd go with being in the water, but the hospital policy is to not be in the tub after your water breaks-this makes sense to me, because no matter what, there's a chance that you may introduce foreign bacteria in, whereas if I were home, it would be the bacteria I'm exposed to all the time anyway.) My big question today was "do I have to push on my back" and he was honest-he said he prefers lithotomy (on your back) but that if it's not working for me, we'd find something that works for both of us. I was pleased when Maggie looked at me and said "He's awesome. What are his partners doing with him?" (She's not a fan of his partners, and I've not heard great things about them either."
So the next few projects are getting the birth plan on paper, getting the furniture set up, and the clothes washed and the car seat purchased. And getting the things I need for labor together...
Which is where you all come in, of course.
One of the things that's been suggested to me is to get my music together. Which is fine. It may or may not be useful to me during labor-some people like it and some don't and I can't predict it, so I'm going to put mine together. I have a budget of about $100 to spend on new music-it's flexible, not firm, but I'd like to stick closer to it or under. I'm hoping to build two plays lists-one more high energy for when I need a little kick in the butt to get motivated again, and one far more soothing and relaxing. So...my request from you...
I'm looking for your suggestions for either playlist, or, burn me CDs (MP3s are fine, ITunes is fine) and send them to me, so that I have them, and I can take your good energy in with me. The hospital has CD players, I have my IPod, and I have speakers for it, too.
Help a girl out?
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Date: 2008-02-21 02:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-21 02:37 am (UTC)Does that help enough, or do you want more information?
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Date: 2008-03-04 03:04 pm (UTC)The whole foot thing you posted about yesterday was cool. Very cool. It weirds me out a little as I'm sooo not in a having-a-baby place. But it's still cool that that can happen. A foot!!
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Date: 2008-02-21 06:35 am (UTC)This isn't meant to cast any doubt on your desire for music. I know it's something lots of people do like, and I expect I'm a bit of an anomaly in my reaction.
The one thing I can think of possibly liking is this CD of Pachelbel's canon with ocean sounds. The calm, repetitive nature seems like it could be nice, and I can see getting into that. (I can send a copy if it sounds appealing to you)
My hospital seems to be the same way about the lithotomy position. They're open to other positions, but that ends up being how people do it if they're out of the water. Or on the toilet. :)
I've read something about measures to take to pass an NST. I can't remember exactly what they are, but if I find it again I'll pass it on. I know being hydrated is one. It's nothing that would be likely to obscure anything truly problematic but helps prevent, for example, low amniotic fluid index due to dehydration or other relatively normal results that might be considered worrisome.
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Date: 2008-02-21 02:49 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2008-03-05 03:50 am (UTC)My doula had brought those "thunderstorm" and "rain" cds which were great during labour (especially the part where I tried to nap - I had a wet washcloth with lavender over my forehead which felt nice too). We ran out of those cds though and she ended up throwing in a Sarah McLachlan she just happened to have in her case (Mirrorball) which I ended up giving birth to (the song Hold On no less - the line "Hold on this is gonna hurt like hell" amused me so much while I was pushing). I don't even like Sarah McLachlan but it was fucking great birth music.