Sunday, May 31, 2015

The Hospital Bag

so I always saw these posts while pregnant "What do you need for the hospital" and I did a TON of research to make sure I had everything I needed. Most of the posts put what they packed and then what they actually used. I generated my pack-list based on what they used and still had WAY too much.

Disclaimer: I am a minimalist, who likes to pack as little as possible and refuses to carry a purse most of the time ;)

What do you need at the hospital?
1) flip flops/ easy on off shoes. flip flops are great since you can wear them in the shower too.
2) shampoo/conditioner/soap. my hospital room only had "body/face" soap.
3) robe. I brought a light weight robe for walking around for some modesty.
4) cell phone/ charger
5) granola bars
6) tooth brush/tooth paste/deodorant
7) hair brush
8) something to wear home and something for baby to wear home
9) carseat on take-home day

What did my hospital provide? (that I remember using)
1) water bottle
2) mesh undies- yeah they get mocked, but they are comfy, hold up the giant pads and you throw them away
3) GIANT pads, ice pads, absorbent packs etc
4) pillows out the wazoo (you can double stuff the cases if you want)
5) hair dryer
6) all things for baby (diapers, wipes, Vaseline, gauze, clothes, pacifier, blankets)
7) all things for breast pumping
8) night mask
9) ear plugs
10) towels
11) meals and snacks
12) any medications
(13- they also provided toothbrush and toothpaste but I am particular to my own)



Friday, May 29, 2015

1 week down, a million to go :)

Charlie-man is a week old!! I cannot believe it.

Momma recovery:
1) things "down south" are healing. first few days were really, really rough- word of advice, get epifoam at the hospital & buy some dermaplast spray.
2) I can finally eat proteins!!
3) broccoli gives little man HORRIBLE gas
4) I'm down 8 pounds [edit: 14 pounds. 8 pounds to go for prepreg/post IVF weight.  Ideally, I would like to lose 10-13 more]. considering little man was 6 pounds I am a little bummed but my boobies are huge so maybe it evens out?
5) sleeping pretty well :)
6) I am still living in sweat pants lol too afraid to try on my jeans

Charlie-man:
1) already back to birth weight
2) loves him wubbanub & mamaroo
3) First activities
  • car ride
  • grocery store visit
  • stroller ride (just around the neighborhood)
4) sleeping really well. I feed at 10pm & go to sleep. hubster feeds by bottle at midnight then I feed 4am, 6:30am, 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5/6ishpm, 8pm and we continue then next day. It seems to work really well for all of us.

Saturday, May 23, 2015

The Birth!!

Charlie-man arrived at 12:30am on May 22nd.  We went to the ER after I had an uncontrolled heart episode and after they stabilized me, we went to Labor & Delivery.  We started pitocin around 3pm and nothing happened until about 8pm.  From 8pm - 11:30pm we went from 5cm dilated to 8cm dilated.  I suddenly felt big pressure and we went to 10cm in 5 minutes! It was go time.. after only 45 minutes or so of pushing, out popped little man! He is so perfect. I am so happy everything went well and he's good.

We spent Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday in the hospital and finally got the clearance to go home.  Charlie man is super easy going for the most part and a really sound sleeper.  We had a little trouble feeding at first but he's getting the hang of it.  We'll do a 1 week post tomorrow for postpartum and Charlie recap :)


Friday, May 22, 2015

the end :)

So 38 weeks.. :) we didn't actually make it to 38 weeks but we'll call in 38 weeks. this will be pregnancy summary.

How far along? technically we stopped at 37 weeks + 6 days so "38 weeks"
Total weight gain: final weight gain 22 pounds.
Maternity clothes?! finished in sweatpants and large t-shirts
Stretch marks? no stretch marks! woohooo
Sleep:  rough at the end, my heart was going bonkers
Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER. [same] 
Movement/Symptoms: charlie still super active & hiccuping. my feet sweel huge too
Food cravings: ice cream.
Anything making you queasy or sick: proteins. the whole friggin' pregnancy
Gender: we are like 99% it's a boy.. we will find out soon enough!
Symptoms: heartburn is the devil! [ooh yeah]
Belly button in or out? even flatter belly button? I didn't know that was possible. (it never flipped)
Wedding rings on or off? just the wedding bands. no engagement ring. [same]
Happy or moody most of the time: still crying and moody all the time
Looking forward to: Charlie! I was so nervous until the end that something was wrong or he would be damaged or something. 

Saturday, May 16, 2015

6 days.

so our last doctor visit did not go swimmingly.. let's just say I am in cardiac failure. AWESOME. so we are now on a medication to try and calm my heart for the next week and then we will induce next Friday, May 22nd. that is so freaking soon, I have no clue what to do with myself.

How far along? 37 weeks. ( I think last week I put 36 days.. I need to go fix that. haha)
Total weight gain: 22 lovely pounds. put since we are full term, 22 pounds total weight gain is really reasonable. I think you're supposed to gain 25-30 pounds?
Maternity clothes?! gym shorts and tank tops. it's stinking hot here now! I couldn't imagine being mega pregnant in the summer in the south. holy cow am I hot all the time.
Stretch marks? nope! I might actually escape pregnancy without getting any! woohoo genetics
Sleep:  I mostly sleep like the dead. I get up to pee 5x haha
Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER. [same] I cannot wait!! 
Movement/Symptoms: my belly hurts? I pee alot? lol Charlie bounces around a ton
Food cravings: I am mostly on a icecream and salty kick haha.
Anything making you queasy or sick: proteins? I am finally not repulsed by shrimp!
Gender: we are like 99% it's a boy.. we will find out soon enough!
Symptoms: heartburn is the devil!
Belly button in or out? even flatter belly button? I didn't know that was possible.
Wedding rings on or off? just the wedding bands. no engagement ring.
Happy or moody most of the time: I cry all the time. lol it's horrible
Looking forward to: Charlie!! ahh there is so much to do!

Sunday, May 10, 2015

4 weeks if we go to term!

How far along? 36 days!! weeks. obviously I am not 36 days pregnant & we have less than 36 days left. my brain is a mess :)
Total weight gain: 20 pounds.. ouch. I am going to trump that up to constipation?
Maternity clothes?! so I am officially full time WFH (working from home), so I now wear t-shirts and sweatpants 24/7. I am a hot mess. [same]
Stretch marks? nothing new
Sleep:  mixed bag- some nights I sleep like the dead. other nights terrible insomnia
Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER. [same]
Movement/Symptoms: little man is mostly very very active. the doctor thanked him at our last NST lol
Food cravings: sssssssssswwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettttttttttttsssssssssss
Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken still. and barbque sauce
Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :) [same]
Symptoms: heartburn and arrhythmia. major chest pain
Belly button in or out? super super super flat? I must have the deepest belly button ever. [same]
Wedding rings on or off? off but only since I am home all the time. :) [same]
Happy or moody most of the time: moody with tears all the time.
Looking forward to: Charlie!!

so since I posted only a few days ago, not much has really changed. We had my third and final shower (this child is so blessed and spoiled it's ridiculous). It was precious! My coworkers made us onesies!! I will have to take some photos. We did have both a NST and ultrasound last week. He aced the NST and did well at the ultrasound. Unfortunately, little man is head down and facing my spine (getting ready for eviction) so she didn't take any photos :( I was a little bummed. We will have another growth scan this week though so hopefully we can get a good snap shot.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

OOPS! Less than 1 month!!

So I think we established that I suck.. oops. We are officially to the last month! super excited. and I missed both the 34 & 35 week update.. but I sorta made up for it by posting a pic of Charlie last time.. right? right? I will post another this weekend too ;)

How far along? 35 + 5 days!!
Total weight gain: weight has been a little crazy.. I think total gain is 18.5 pounds now? I feel SO fat.
Maternity clothes?! so I am officially full time WFH (working from home), so I now wear t-shirts and sweatpants 24/7. I am a hot mess.
Stretch marks? so, I noticed some on my hips, but I think those are old stretchmarks from puberty.. at least that's my story and I am sticking to it ;)
Sleep:  mostly good minus a few anxiety attacks. I dream about running. oh how I want to run so bad.
Miss anything? blue moon beer. BEEEEER.
Movement/Symptoms: little man is moving and grooving. we had more NSTs and are scheduled for another ultrasound on Friday!!
Food cravings: pizza. cheese. queso. sushi!
Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken. some shrimp. barbque sauce. eew.
Gender: either way we're naming it Charlie, but let's hope the doctor is right :) [same]
Symptoms: heartburn and arrhythmia. boo. oh and fatness.
Belly button in or out? super super super flat? I must have the deepest belly button ever.
Wedding rings on or off? off but only since I am home all the time. :)
Happy or moody most of the time: moody, headaches and lately tears. I cry constantly lol
Looking forward to: we have one more shower this Friday at work. We are incredibly blessed to have so many people around us that love us so much and want to help us get ready for little man. It's amazing.

so I promise to post the pics of little man this weekend from our Friday doctor appointment and do a mini 36 week update.  Hoping little man comes soon.. but at the same time I am so anxious. I think it finally hit me that life is seriously about to change.