One more week to go! How crazy this is! At our last visit my doctor stripped my membranes... in hopes it would stimulate Joslyn to come on out. Well no such luck. We got stripped on Friday and nothing happened all weekend. I have to say having that done was very much worth it. Of course my husband and I did ALOT of research on it. The process, the effects, possible risks, and so on. Our doctor said it would hurt and the only real risks is labor! He did it two times, it was very painful but maybe due to the fact I was still 1 cm dilated. He said that I may have slight spotting and he hoped to see me in labor soon. (No matter how badly it hurt I asked him to do it some more. He told me no, with a slight giggle.)
I had some spotting the rest of the day, and just wanted to rest. It was crazy but I felt violated! To be a bit honest it felt like I just had another DNC. That was scary and I was kind of nervous about that. I had too many feelings and memories that came back to me. But luckily I had my amazing husband who helped keep my mind away from the negative and kept me laughing. The stripping seemed to do two things though. My contractions that I have been having for 4 weeks now have seemed to intensify and my plug seems to be trying to come out. (If it is still even there.)
We are very much ready to met our little miracle, all we are doing is waiting for her to be ready to come out. She seems to like it where she is.... But all we want to do is count her pretty little toes and fingers, listen to her heart beating, watch her move around, and touch her amazing little self.
Jacky
Monday, March 31, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
37 weeks
We are now considered FULL TERM! Time to celebrate!! If you asked me last year if I thought we would ever be at this point in a pregnancy, I would have said "only in my dreams." Don't get me wrong, at every appointment I keep on expecting the doctor to say that something is wrong and that they will have to take Joslyn Olivia out.... asap.
But every appointment the doctor always says that everything is normal and perfect! But I still have that thought that something will go not right.
Maybe I think that so that something will not go wrong, expect the worse so when the best happens it is more of a celebration!
For the past two weeks we have been .5 cm dilated but my cervix has effaced to 80% last week. I have been having daily contractions... good ones the doctor calls them. Some are REALLY good ones! hehe. Ou last visit we saw a doctor that we have not seen yet.. he walked in, sat down, opened my file (my THICK file) and said "so you are having a daughter." OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that makes me cry just thinking of it! No one has said it like that before. My husband and I said "yes we are!" What a great feeling!
People have been asking me if I am scared about the labor. Honestly, no I am not. I see it that Joslyn Olivia has been working so hard for the past nine months. She has been so strong and brave that for a few hours I think I owe it to her to be just as brave and strong. (Not saying that I am not taking the epidural, because I plan on to when the pain gets too intense.) But if Joslyn can fight against the odds and survive, I think I can get her out.
Some days I still think, "I can not believe we are pregnant." The other night I told my husband that there was a little baby in my belly. It just seems like such an amazing dream, that sometimes I expect to wake up and not be pregnant. But everytime I do wake up....... there she is! All happy in my belly!
Jacky
But every appointment the doctor always says that everything is normal and perfect! But I still have that thought that something will go not right.
Maybe I think that so that something will not go wrong, expect the worse so when the best happens it is more of a celebration!
For the past two weeks we have been .5 cm dilated but my cervix has effaced to 80% last week. I have been having daily contractions... good ones the doctor calls them. Some are REALLY good ones! hehe. Ou last visit we saw a doctor that we have not seen yet.. he walked in, sat down, opened my file (my THICK file) and said "so you are having a daughter." OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH that makes me cry just thinking of it! No one has said it like that before. My husband and I said "yes we are!" What a great feeling!
People have been asking me if I am scared about the labor. Honestly, no I am not. I see it that Joslyn Olivia has been working so hard for the past nine months. She has been so strong and brave that for a few hours I think I owe it to her to be just as brave and strong. (Not saying that I am not taking the epidural, because I plan on to when the pain gets too intense.) But if Joslyn can fight against the odds and survive, I think I can get her out.
Some days I still think, "I can not believe we are pregnant." The other night I told my husband that there was a little baby in my belly. It just seems like such an amazing dream, that sometimes I expect to wake up and not be pregnant. But everytime I do wake up....... there she is! All happy in my belly!
Jacky
Thursday, February 28, 2008
34 weeks
We are now 34 weeks and 2 days along! Which means we only have 5 weeks and 4 days left! We are almost at our 4 week mark. It is amazing to us that we are almost done!
We had our baby shower over the weekend..... I cried on the way there. it felt like such a milestone, I just did not think we would ever reach! In the beginning of this pregnancy I would not even talk about a baby shower when others wanted to. I did not want to think that far ahead, I was only thinking day by day. Then all of a sudden, so it seemed, it was the day of our shower! Finally a day to celebrate an amazing miracle!
A day to celebrate Joslyn Olivia.
As we enter into our last stretch, we will soon be going to the doctor every week. We have one more apt next week and then we go weekly. That to me is such a milestone as well. You hear all the time of pregnant women going to the doctor every week because they are that far along. We have never reached that point. Our doctor is still telling us that we are NORMAL! I keep on expecting something to go wrong.... told that I am on bed rest, or something is not exactly right. But every time we go they say "you are normal, nothing is wrong." I still get chills when I hear those words. (as does my husband who has been to EVERY apt with me! he has not missed one apt. NOT ONE.)
We think this time we will actually leave the hospital with a perfect baby girl. What a thought... leaving with something instead of leaving empty handed!
Jacky
We had our baby shower over the weekend..... I cried on the way there. it felt like such a milestone, I just did not think we would ever reach! In the beginning of this pregnancy I would not even talk about a baby shower when others wanted to. I did not want to think that far ahead, I was only thinking day by day. Then all of a sudden, so it seemed, it was the day of our shower! Finally a day to celebrate an amazing miracle!
A day to celebrate Joslyn Olivia.
As we enter into our last stretch, we will soon be going to the doctor every week. We have one more apt next week and then we go weekly. That to me is such a milestone as well. You hear all the time of pregnant women going to the doctor every week because they are that far along. We have never reached that point. Our doctor is still telling us that we are NORMAL! I keep on expecting something to go wrong.... told that I am on bed rest, or something is not exactly right. But every time we go they say "you are normal, nothing is wrong." I still get chills when I hear those words. (as does my husband who has been to EVERY apt with me! he has not missed one apt. NOT ONE.)
We think this time we will actually leave the hospital with a perfect baby girl. What a thought... leaving with something instead of leaving empty handed!
Jacky
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Research found...
I found this link at ABC.com: it states that women who have had previous miscarriages are more likely to have low birth weight babies or premature babies. Very interesting!
Worth reading!!!
Jacky
Worth reading!!!
Jacky
Thursday, February 7, 2008
swollen feet and legs
Since I was 23 weeks pregnant, I have "suffered" from swollen feet syndrome. Last night was the weirdest experience yet far! I had my feet propped up above my heart, to relieve the fluid, when I noticed if I pushed on my feet that I had a lasting indention! The only way for the indention to go away was to work it out with my hands. So being the person I am, a picture fanatic, I took a picture of my big ol' feet, ankles, and calf area. I guess to keep as a momento.
I have to say, with all of the text book symptoms of being pregnant, none of them really bother me. Sure the back pain can be pretty bad, the constant potty breaks, swollen feet, emotional weirdness just to name a few, are somethings to deal with.... but atleast I know we are still healthy and right on track! What my doctor said to me while I was 14 weeks pregant still amazes me..... "you are normal." That simple phrase meant so much to my husband and I, that I still recall him saying it! Oh to be normal for the first time! What a relief!!! So with all of the symptoms, that some other women may complain about, I find them all to be such a mind ease! We are normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for those of us who have not had normal pregancies, had no true reason for our losses..... that is all we pray for.... to hear those magic words...... "you're normal."
Jacky
I have to say, with all of the text book symptoms of being pregnant, none of them really bother me. Sure the back pain can be pretty bad, the constant potty breaks, swollen feet, emotional weirdness just to name a few, are somethings to deal with.... but atleast I know we are still healthy and right on track! What my doctor said to me while I was 14 weeks pregant still amazes me..... "you are normal." That simple phrase meant so much to my husband and I, that I still recall him saying it! Oh to be normal for the first time! What a relief!!! So with all of the symptoms, that some other women may complain about, I find them all to be such a mind ease! We are normal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for those of us who have not had normal pregancies, had no true reason for our losses..... that is all we pray for.... to hear those magic words...... "you're normal."
Jacky
Sunday, February 3, 2008
31 weeks!
We will be 31 weeks tomorrow! That means we will only have 8 weeks to go! I can't describe how amazing it is to know how close we are to finally having our amazing precious gift! A friend of mine asked me how much longer we have to go, when I told her how many weeks and days... she said "oh just want her to get out of you huh?" She took it the wrong way. I am not in any rush! It is just amazing to have 8 weeks to go when we never were able to get past 8 weeks pregnant before! Joslyn Olivia will come when she is ready, no rush here. Sure we want to hold her and love her.... more than anything! So in that aspect we want her to come!
For weeks she has been trying out to be the youngest Rockette! She must be taking after me, dancing before she knows anything else! hehe.
Every day is a gift, every time she moves or rolls around is a gift. My husband and I are so thankful to get this chance to start our family. To go from our lowest point to now was such a long road.... but now we have an end in sight. Our light at the end of the dark tunnel is only 8 weeks away!
Jacky
For weeks she has been trying out to be the youngest Rockette! She must be taking after me, dancing before she knows anything else! hehe.
Every day is a gift, every time she moves or rolls around is a gift. My husband and I are so thankful to get this chance to start our family. To go from our lowest point to now was such a long road.... but now we have an end in sight. Our light at the end of the dark tunnel is only 8 weeks away!
Jacky
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Miscarriage risks
There is new research that states caffeine can heighten a risk for miscarriage. Being underweight can cause the same outcome. For couples who have suffered such a horrific loss, a reason is all we want to find. If you are like my husband and I, these two "new" risks do not involve us. We do not drink coffee or caffeinated sodas, nor was I underweight or overweight during any of our pregnancies. But to some women this research can be their answer. Having a reason or an answer can make the difference between blaming yourself and understanding nothing could have been done. For us, throwing ourselves into our own research helped us to understand that their are so many causes for miscarriages, some unexplained and some explained. We have suffered both.
For those of you keeping tabs.... we are 30 weeks and 3 days along with our sticky bean, Joslyn. We are all doing very well...... finally! I have to say that we even did a ton of research in the beginning of this pregnancy, as we still are! Sometimes research is all we can do!
Jacky
For those of you keeping tabs.... we are 30 weeks and 3 days along with our sticky bean, Joslyn. We are all doing very well...... finally! I have to say that we even did a ton of research in the beginning of this pregnancy, as we still are! Sometimes research is all we can do!
Jacky
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