Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. We definitely enjoyed ours.
My menu plan for this week is going to be loose. We brought a bunch of Easter leftovers home and I want to eat these things first. Plus, my husband will be home doing dissertation work at the end of this week again, which always throws things off. One thing I am sure of - we will be having pizza this week. Pizza was what my husband gave up for Lent and he is ready to have some again!
I'm also working on planning and preparing for baby. I learned recently that I will not be allowed to go past my due date and will have a lot of testing to see if they want to induce me toward the end - all thanks to the gestational diabetes. I have kept it under control really well, but there is just no way around it being quite a nuisance. My doctors appointments alone will be like a part time job in another month or so. Plus, the chances of our little guy getting here early seem much higher than I would have previously anticipated. So I am going to get to work on the rest of our preparations. I think we're at a good point right now, and I'll post more later about my specific plans.
And now a random question for you moms out there: Did you have any problems with feeling like you are going to pass out during pregnancy? I have had this many times over the last few months. I have wondered if it is related to the naturally lower blood pressure of the second trimester. Oddly, it happens almost exclusively at church. There is a lot of standing up, going back down, but I'm able to do such things as jog even during the week. Maybe it's the lack of air circulation and so many people around? Maybe I'm allergic to something there? Maybe being first thing in the morning doesn't help? I made it through Good Friday there - in the afternoon - with almost no problem. I'm thinking about trying our Saturday afternoon mass instead, but I rather like doing church on Sunday. Any suggestions would be very welcome!! It leaves me feeling wiped out for the rest of the day.
Monday, April 13, 2009
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Yes! Both times, the further along I got, the more lightheaded I would get. I also would have a hard time breathing. From what I've read, that is all normal. I found towards the very end that even taking a hot shower was exhausting and caused a lot of dizziness. I never really found much that helped, I just turned the heat down in the shower and tried not to over do it.
I'd say get as much done as you can now and be prepared to spend a lot more time sitting around as you get closer to delivery. I want to say once I got around 7 months I found that I just needed a lot more down time in general.
I had high blood pressure both times so I hear you with the doctor visits. I love my OB and staff, but seeing them multiple times weekly was annoying at best! :-)
Most likely this is normal. From about midway on I have a problem with standing. I can sit or move/walk with no problem but if I am standing still I am very short of breath. Most likely the baby is sitting on some artery or something like that. My suggestions.....just sit at Mass. I often sit through it if I am feeling off. Or when I DO stand I always sway..this helps too.
As for early induction. I faced this too with Ben (and was not GD) and was able to negotiate for an extra week..which was just what I needed (Ben was 5 days late). If your baby shows no signs of issues in terms of size and your GD is under control and there are no other complications I would do what you can to put off induction. Just my opinion, but they are generally just being hypervigilant to cover their own butts.
Thanks for the advice. I will try sitting more (sometimes I get worse even when sitting), and just try to accept that this may be the way it is for now. And I'm definitely going to try to be prepared to rest more soon, if necessary. We are fortunate to already have most of the furniture in place for the baby's room, which is one of the few things I couldn't do myself.
I'm going to try to figure out how much room I have to play with the induction stuff. The GD is totally under control, so I feel like they should just calm down a bit. I am being firm about one thing - we are not even starting this extra testing until the whole PhD thing is over (May 22, we hope!), unless it is absolutely necessary. One thing at a time.
Church was very hard for me, especially with my last pregnancy. I mostly just sat, neither kneeling nor standing towards the end, because when I would try either, I'd feel light-headed. Sometimes, I'd walk around in back, because sitting bothered me. Being hugely pregnant isn't all that fun at times, that's for sure.
I hope they won't want to induce too early, because that can lead to a c-section, however, if you are pretty ready an induction isn't so bad. Are you able to drink red raspberry leaf tea? I always started that in my third trimester and I think it helped get things ready.
Praying for you.
Thanks Jordana. I haven't asked about red raspberry tea, but I do keep hearing about it. I should try to learn more about it.
I am concerned about inducing too early leading to a c-section, as you mentioned. We had good news today at my latest ultrasound - he's right on target for size. Hopefully I can keep him to a good size and both of us healthy, and all their drama will be for nothing. :)
I drink Red Raspberry Leaf tea and take Evening Primrose Oil for the third trimester. I started taking it with Ben when they were threatening to induce me early actually. I would definitely do research on early induction and how/why to avoid it. Especially if you are going to have "complicated" pregnancies the last thing you want to have to worry about with later pregnancies is repeat csections or finding a doc to do a VBAC.
Also...they can't MAKE you go for early induction. It is your baby and your body. They will just be pushy about it. They may tell you it is non-negotiable but that is a myth. If you don't show up to be induced then they can't induce you :P
I always felt lightheaded at church as I got farther along. I think a lot of it was the constant standing and sitting (kneeling was out because of my expanding tummy). I found that it got worse as I entered my third trimester, then I just stayed seated throughout the entire service.
Good to hear from you too Christy, hope things are going well with your new baby. I feel much more normal, with everyone chiming in. I am going to try sitting straight through this week, even if I feel ok in the beginning. And you are right, kneeling is almost out at this point anyhow.
Jamie, you are right, they can't make me, but it is so hard to decide on these things in the moment, as you know. I wish I were as tough a patient as you. ;) Baby and I have been doing great, and they will have to really sell me on it being necessary. I am thinking about the VBAC, etc. implications too. I surely hope to have more kids, and I can't imagine what condition I might be in after 10+ years of c-sections.
I'm also doing some exercises that are helping with my back issues and claim to make labor go better (focusing largely on the abdominals). I'm hoping my awful full labor for the last MC might help my body along too. I really don't think it HAS to be as bad as they might make it out to be. I'm optimistic, but I know I need to prepare for whatever happens.
I had both my babies early -- at 37 weeks. The first time, I wish I had been better informed. I got talked in to a c-section... not even knowing that meant a c-section for every birth after that as no doc in NV will do a VBAC.
Trust your instincts. I had high blood pressure, but the babies both tested fine, I felt fine (well, you know, aside from the normal stuff) and when they wanted to induce the first time, I just went with it when I think we both could've waited a few more weeks. I just knew she was fine, but put too much trust in the doctors (and switched OBs for my next pregnancy). If something is really, really wrong -- you will know.
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