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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/4/2009 7:22:18 AM
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W.O.F.
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this all makes me SOOOO glad that we are planning a homebirth this time......
I got in with the Catholic midwife. My only issue there is that her consulting OB is a known abortionist....but I only have to see his nurse practitioner once, unless there are complications...but if there were complications that would require me to go under an OB's care prenatally....I'd just switch back to my old OB....
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/4/2009 9:36:21 AM
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Not fretting, at least not anymore. I've got too far to go to let it get me riled up everyday. Last night I was just really mad. I'm sure it will all work out, but I personally think they should also start trying to do as much as possible with the babies in their rooms. I can only think of 2 things that require a nursery visit - weight (I know they check that everyday) and hearing. That would reduce the risk of passing anything around people don't know they have anyway and I don't think the babies generally need to go to the nursery for check-ups except as hospital policy/convenience. It is very possible they are already doing that now though. I am sure that this isn't their entire policy.
Kris
ETA: Hope the u/s goes well tomorrow, Amber. And that you have an "immodest" baby! My OB seemed to be the exact opposite about the H1N1, almost like it was a personal failure of hers that I declined it. Mark said he wanted to ask what the kickback was from the vaccine company was, they were pushing it that hard. It really was the focus of my last visit and I think if I hadn't had questions it would have been the only thing we talked about other than the 3 hour test and checking the heartbeat.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/4/2009 9:45:15 AM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Though, seriously, shouldn't they just teach OB nurses how to catch a baby in an emergency? Telling a woman not to push until the right person is there is kind of....dumb. What if she *can't* stop pushing?
I think OB nurses are trained in how to catch a baby, I know ours did/could have. I think it was the Nuchal cord x2 + the cord knot that freaked out my nurse. I was not pushing when Gabby's head was born, and her body followed pretty quickly after with just barely a push.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/4/2009 9:46:32 AM
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There is no way I would put up with someone telling me that I couldn't have my own baby...sick or not, the baby is going to be exposed to me and my germs AND my antibodies in my milk. 
True, but then you could pass it on to your baby and your baby could pass it on to all the other babies in the nursery. Only way around that is if the baby never leaves your room, and that almost never happens.
I don't let my baby's out of my room...ever...without me there. They don't go to the nursery. The last time a hospital tried pushing that on me (with Jack- they took him to the nursery telling me dad could be there, then shut the door when he got down there and wouldn't let him in or let him get Jack back) I left the hospital early. My dr and Jack's dr both agreed to release us early, but we were definitely prepared to leave AMA if necessary. They actually told me and my husband that we had no rights there and that they didn't have to bring him to me. 3 hours went by of my fighting all I could from the bed (before they would let me get up because my blood pressure plummeted)...and as soon as I was sent to a regular room from the labor/delivery room I called both dr's and got out of there a few hours later. If I ever went back to that hospital, you can bet I wouldn't ever let my baby out of my room or my arms, even if they insisted on weighing him in the nursery (like they did with Jack). I don't like to be pushed into things by people that don't agree with our stances on things (no, my 2 hours old baby doesn't need a vaccination from an STD, and we breastfeed ONLY whether the nurses agree with that or not- with Jack we got some that didn't believe in nursing and they tried to push formula on us). Fortunately for me, Jack was not my first. If he had been and I had to put up with the way I was treated then as a first time mom, I wouldn't have even known what to do. Those people were horrible. There was no reason for them to treat us that way, even if they didn't agree with our stand on vax's and bfing.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/4/2009 11:41:15 AM
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Also I exercise and run about 4-5 times a week. I would want to keep this up during the pregnancy (if and when I were to get pregnant). Can you keep it up? Do you have to lower your intensity? Do you just do what your body will allow you to do?
I also wasn't able to keep it up; like Ryanne my heartrate would go up much faster, so I had to ease back on aerobics; anything high-impact just was too hard on my chest even in the 1st trimester because I just can't find a bra that keeps it all still. Also, I keep getting colds in the 1st trimester that knock me out for longer than usual; then it's a slower build back to normal. My legs would also be much more sore than usual the day after a workout, so much so that I found I'd need to take a day off my workouts. That, and 1st trimester fatigue pretty much conspired to completely knock me out of my fitness routine. There were other issues too though (DH had health issues that were cutting back on how much sleep we were getting).
Bottom line: listen to your body. Also, be very very careful not to over-stretch anything, even early on (my ligaments started getting more flexible right away). The key is to never let your body overheat. That's something many articles/practicioners fail to mention re exercise; the general "anything is OK in the 1st trimester" rule doesn't apply to elevated body heat.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/5/2009 9:59:40 PM
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So.... Went to the health department to apply for prenatal health coverage yesterday(all the stuff with Micah and me being out of state has messed up our private coverage).
Could you apply for the non-insurance discount plan? When I was pregnant with my oldest, I was on that for a while (until dh found a job and qualified for health insurance) -- it's not great, but it is something...
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/5/2009 10:51:50 PM
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Mrs.Wifey
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Thanks, Myka. I just looked it up and I'll call tomorrow about an appointment. I did notice this on their site, it looks neat-
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# Perinatal Services, creating effective linkages for pregnant women with the MCPN service system and providing Doula Birth Coaches.
Not a service I would end up using but it's nice to see "non-traditional" things being offered to even those with a low income.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 9:13:35 AM
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WOF - I'm glad you decided who you wanted to deliver your baby. I'm sure that took a weight off of your shoulders!
Ryanne - That's so frustrating!
I need to start eating better. I don't like how my body feels at all. I know some of this weight has to come on, but I feel unhealthy. I gotta get control of it sooner than later. All this stress just pushed me towards junk. I'm just always hungry! lol.
I haven't been able to tell anyone on facebook because my husband doesn't want his fellow employees to find out quite yet (or at least not via fb) so I thought I could tell someone here!!! I know I should probably put this somewhere else, but this is the only thread I post in so I hope it's okay to share this here.
JASON GOT OFFERED ANOTHER JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are totally shocked. The warden called him 2 days ago and asked if he could 'come in at his earliest convenience so they could 'run' something by him.'. The warden never calls. The only time you get called into the WARDEN's office is if your getting fired or they want information you know about something. Jason took a quick shower and headed over. Jason hadn't done anything to get fired over, but it still put us on pins and needles.
So, he walks in and they offer him the new PREA coordinator position. I can't remember what the E stands for, but it's "prison rape something advocate." The federal government has passed pretty strict laws about this program and they need someone to pretty much head up it from the grounds up. That means lots of reading, report writing, creating paperwork, etc. He's going to have his OWN office!! The pay won't change, BUT he's going to be working 8am to 5pm MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY!!!!!!!! No More Shift Work!!!! The bummer was no over time due to the hours, but the warden made it clear he could work OT as long as it didn't interfere with his job. That also means NO MORE NIGHTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And, this also opens up the opportunity for future promotion. If he proves himself in this area he can easily move up to sergeant, lieutenant, etc.
The downside will be how the other guards will view him because part of his job will be to listen to the inmates phone calls to make sure nothing illegal is happening, etc. A few officers have been fired through that means. Plus, he got offered that job after being there SIX MONTHS ... so other officers who have been there longer will feel jipped. They will call him a brown noser (that's putting it lightly). BUT he had no idea! They said they were impressed with all his report writing, etc. His first four months at the prison were hell (no joke) and he had to write A LOT of reports so I see God's hand in even that. I'm praying they'll see his character hasn't changed and they'll change that viewpoint sooner than later. The chief even told Jason that he'll have more experience in admin, see how things work, etc, but the guards will hate him.
AANNNDDD This means I'LL HAVE A CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He'll be home for dinner every night!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can easily drop him off at 8am and pick him up at 5pm if I want the car!!!!!!!! NO MORE ISOLATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 9:18:51 AM
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that's great Jae!
My mom used to do something similar with her job. She worked classification, and listen to phone calls and read letters. It was a neat job and opened up all kinds of opportunites for her.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 9:36:16 AM
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anne-girl
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(((Ryanne))) I'd be frustrated too.
Janine, what great news! Esp that he's getting away from shift work--I've never known anybody to love shift work over regular daily hours. And the car will make life sooo much easier I'm sure!
Well, no more jury duty for me. Chatted with my midwife and doctor and both were glad I wanted to get out of it--there's a number of high-profile cases coming up the pipe, and I know I couldn't have handled the hours involved and still get caught up at work. In this province, a doctor's note means an automatic postponement. I kinda hope my name will come up again; I think it would be interesting. A friend of a friend of mine went to her jury summons at 6 mos pg; figured it would be fun, and as long as they knew her due date they likely wouldn't take her for a trial that could be lengthy. The judge took one look at her and sent her home. I am not showing yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if they would have sent me home even without the note.
Decided because of the jury thing it was time to tell my boss I'm pg, so management knows at least. I don't want to tell the world yet, but I did sorta want to tell my boss; I figure if something goes wrong at this point it'll mean a fair bit of time off work, and it'll be easier on them if they know ahead of time. And maybe a tiny, little part of me feels like I need to justify that I haven't been working full tilt lately. So I feel better having told them. Also won't leave me in an awkward position if people at work start guessing.
The non-adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine is out in my city now. They're having a one-day clinic for pg women on Saturday, which makes sense because they have tons of the non-adjuvanted vaccine, and not nearly enough of the regular one. (Canada sole-sourced the vaccine because several years ago, one of our political parties signed an exclusive agreement with one company... in exchange for a $50K campaign contribution. I'd love to know what made them think they had the right to do that... esp without a clause allowing them to go elsewhere if demand couldn't be met.) Anyhow, I now need to decide before Saturday if I want to get it, or face even longer linueps next week with all the panicked people who want to get it before supply runs out.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 9:40:34 AM
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Jen, find out how much thimersol is in the un-adjuvented version. Something I was reading makes me think there is a LOT in it... way more then they normally use for some reason.
Janine, you should join us in the SAHM/W chat thread 
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 11:14:28 AM
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Janine, that's awesome news! So glad things are going well for you!
Ok< i have a question for everyone...how soon after the proverbial burst of energy hits, did you go into labour? Today I feel fantastic! I've been shopping with dh, prepared food for dinner, done the ironing, swept the floors, vacuumed the other floors, taken my little beauties out for a walk, and I felt great. When I spoke to my mum on the phone, she said she could even hear in my voice that I feel good, unlike the last month or two. So my question is, does this mean labour is imminent? How did it work out for all the rest of you lovely ladies? Can I expect to go into labour in the next day or two, or do you reckon I still have a couple of weeks left?
Any stories from your experiences would be great! 
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 11:35:32 AM
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Flintejae
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Manda - You are right! Thanks!
Northstar- I have nothing to give ya since I went into premature labor early/etc.
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RE: Pregnancy support and encouragment 5 - 11/6/2009 11:44:52 AM
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W.O.F.
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Janine, that's awesome news! So glad things are going well for you!
Ok< i have a question for everyone...how soon after the proverbial burst of energy hits, did you go into labour? Today I feel fantastic! I've been shopping with dh, prepared food for dinner, done the ironing, swept the floors, vacuumed the other floors, taken my little beauties out for a walk, and I felt great. When I spoke to my mum on the phone, she said she could even hear in my voice that I feel good, unlike the last month or two. So my question is, does this mean labour is imminent? How did it work out for all the rest of you lovely ladies? Can I expect to go into labour in the next day or two, or do you reckon I still have a couple of weeks left?
Any stories from your experiences would be great!
The nesting instinct (that burst of energy) can happen anywhere from 24 hours to 2 weeks in advance of baby coming....what to watch for now is a day when you just get...well....incredibly cranky and argumentative....that usually will happen within about 5 days of baby coming.
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