Post #261,146
7/10/06 3:05:55 AM
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Progress Report: 3 months to go!
Okay, I think the reason women are pregnant for 9 months is to give the fathers time to get used to the idea!
We're in full swing for setting things up for cherub - the cot is bought, the carseat is bought, the bassinette, stroller, copious nappies and lots of little clothes have been bought. Setting up the nursery is coming along, though not quite as fast as we would like.
Unfortunately, it's beginning to look like my wife is going to have a tough last trimester. Her existing chronic back pain is being made worse with the pregnancy, even though she's carrying it high. I wish we could afford for me to take a few months off work for her...
Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
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Post #261,148
7/10/06 3:40:16 AM
7/10/06 3:46:29 AM
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woohoo!
Trust me on this: Sleep lots during this last trimester - both of you. You're going to need it.
ate 'em enough to kick them out on their ass right when they need to be!
--
Steve
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Edited by Steve Lowe
July 10, 2006, 03:46:29 AM EDT
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Post #261,151
7/10/06 6:40:26 AM
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Have her cut her nails SHORT when labor starts.
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Post #261,154
7/10/06 10:20:47 AM
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Because heaven forbid
You should have to endure some gouges in your hand while she's PUSHING A WHOLE HUMAN OUT OF HER BODY from an opening that is normally the diameter of a pencil.
Not to scare you Static, but the pain is IMPRESSIVE. Please-shoot-me-in-the-head-and-let-me-die-now impressive. I delivered both kids with no meds. Breathing didnt help. Music didnt help. Guided imagery didnt help. Worst pain. EVER. I gave up halfway through the delivery of my daughter and refused to push. I wasnt going to do it anymore and I was going to go home. My doctor (God bless her) crawled right up on the table at my feet and started yelling at me "Laura, you open your eyes. NOW. You either push that baby out or you lay there all night and have contractions." To which I replied, "OH FINE!!" About 10 minutes later my daughter was born.
She had a huge head. All those brains, dontcha know. Takes after her Momma. ;-)
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Post #261,155
7/10/06 10:32:06 AM
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See, I would put that a little bit differently
Heaven forbid you should have the bones in your hand crushed while she's doing a normal bodily function.
But that's just me... (and I've been there for the birth of both my children).
I will say that there is no doubt that the pain is impressive, as bio says.
I will now don my asbestos suit as the women on the board come down on my ass.
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Post #261,156
7/10/06 10:36:31 AM
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Speaking of your ass
Let's shove a watermelon up there and see what kind of time you have getting it out.
Then we'll talk.
You're gonna need that suit.
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Post #261,160
7/10/06 11:16:19 AM
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Nice to see that you performed as expected! :D
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Post #261,163
7/10/06 11:34:58 AM
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Yeah, I'm getting my mojo back.
Been a rough month. Things seem to be working themselves out and I'm bouncing back. :-)
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Post #261,158
7/10/06 10:56:16 AM
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Hey, is it so bad to prevent unnecessary pain and wounding?
Why did you go no drugs?
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Post #261,164
7/10/06 11:40:23 AM
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Control.
No meds helped me stay in control. I could participate more actively and also had a better sense if things were going wrong because I could feel it. It put me in charge of my body and my deliveries.
Control.
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Post #261,170
7/10/06 12:32:37 PM
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Did longer nails give you more control as well?
Well, I guess they could.
But it seems you only answered the 2nd question.
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Post #261,178
7/10/06 1:13:52 PM
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Have you seen my nails?
They're not much better than yours.
And I'm not answering that other question.
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Post #261,159
7/10/06 11:14:54 AM
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its not your hand you have to worry about
she will go right after the initial cause of the pain if you arnt fast on your feet.
thanx,
bill
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Post #261,166
7/10/06 11:41:26 AM
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You didn't have an oral dose of Relaxin?
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyFreedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;
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Post #261,168
7/10/06 11:57:28 AM
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Nope.
ice chips, celtic music, and a lot of swearing.
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Post #261,175
7/10/06 12:58:28 PM
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/me hopes the point that ...
Where an "Oral Dose of Relaxin" is typically dispensed from and the typical methods it is administered, hasn't been ignored.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyFreedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;
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Post #261,176
7/10/06 1:05:23 PM
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It registered.
I'm ignoring it anyway :-)
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Post #261,177
7/10/06 1:05:43 PM
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Why are you trying to setup a train wreck?
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Post #261,180
7/10/06 1:15:09 PM
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Why dont you both KNOCK IT OFF.
Dont make me take this to the flame forum.
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Post #261,181
7/10/06 1:35:17 PM
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Consider it dropped, forgotten even.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyFreedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;
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Post #261,184
7/10/06 1:50:31 PM
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FINE.
You have something to say to me? Email.
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Post #261,266
7/11/06 9:44:37 AM
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E-mail sent.
-- [link|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net|greg], [link|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ iwetheyFreedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0;
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Post #261,183
7/10/06 1:48:25 PM
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ICLRPD (new thread)
Created as new thread #261182 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=261182|ICLRPD]
lincoln
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Post #261,257
7/11/06 2:58:44 AM
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ring of fire
Sydney, my wife, delivered both of our kids sans meds too. The first time it was by choice. Our daughter was born 5 weeks early, she was pretty small, so that wasn't too bad. Our son went full-term and was born in 1.5 hours from water break to delivery. I now understand why some babies are delivered on the side of the road, in elevators etc... Oh, yeah, the pain was more significant *cough* the second time.
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #261,226
7/10/06 6:46:54 PM
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Re: Progress Report: 3 months to go!
Doubtless the relevant medicos have already rendered some opinions re the relationship between your wife's back problems and.. the necesary pelvic muscles for delivery -- and just what sorts of strains could? might/will interact.
ie Seems a case where a Plan B would want to be sketched out pretty carefully: one of vastly greater competence than, say -
"Hey, I know ... let's start a Land War in Asia! But we'll wing it on what to do Afterwards."
Meanwhile - Luck! on Plan A, y'hear?
Ashton
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Post #261,253
7/11/06 12:38:01 AM
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Well she's in good hands in that regard.
Her pain specialist and her obstetricians are in the same hospital (this guided the choice of the latter). The pain specialist has said it will be a cesaerian (sp?), the female obs said there's no reason she can't go for a natural birth. The male obs said the other two need to talk about this and he'd like to be a fly-on-the-wall when they do. :-)
He also mentioned the need for A Plan, but that this wasn't something we had to prepare next week. If my wife does spend the last month or so in the maternity ward, then it does make a lot of things easier come birth day.
She's also seeing the pain specialist in the next few weeks.
Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
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Post #261,380
7/12/06 11:51:20 AM
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Seriously consider trying natural first
C-section might be easier at first, but the recovery can be painful. Also, depending on the situation, if you go Caesarian for the first time, you may have to do it every time (due to risk of rupturing the uterine lining on subsequent deliveries).
My wife had a C-section; the actual surgery went well, but it's taken about 9 months for her cut to fully recover.
You really need to talk to the various doctors a lot to understand why they recommend certain courses, and then figure out what seems best for your wife and you.
--Tony
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Post #261,443
7/12/06 7:54:56 PM
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Her pain specialist has been on the money for years.
Whereas she's only known the obstetricians for a few months.
Her back pain is getting worse as the baby grows, so it's looking like the pain specialist was right all along. Just like normal. :-/
Wade.
"Insert crowbar. Apply force."
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