sweet_petite_mom's Blogs: Going through IVF-ICSI fertility treatments,THE GOOD SIDE AND BAD SIDE OF BREASTFEEDING,I need the mom's opinion about this!! help!,what to bring with you when you are in labor?,I HAD A FIGHT WITH MY HUSBAND JUST BECAUSE...,HUGELY PREGNANT!,MY BABY FINALLY CAME INTO THIS WORLD!
Finally my baby came!!! My mucous plug came off January 13, in the morning as soon as i woke up.. I just woke up because i felt something coming out from me and i knew it was time! and i was write.. Those slimy brownish thing was on my panties TMI, i know).. I went out the bedroom telling my husband that it was time! It was so funny when i saw his reaction.. It is his first experience so he was like omg omg.. aww but in the end he called the ambulance since we are living in the country side and the hospital in our town isn't the place for giving birth. so it was like 1 hr and a half ride to the hospital in the ambulance.. My husband couldn't follow yet because he had to clean the house and waited for his friend to take over and look after our 3 dogs. My contractions weren't that painful yet.. when i came already to the hospital i was only 3 cm dilated. So it was a long wait.. and still even the contractions were 6 minutes apart, i was still 3 cm . The nurse said i can stay or go home whatever pleases me but my husband said that its a good idea to stay at the hospital just to be safe. He was there with me but he said he will stay at his parent's house since it is close to the hospital. the nurse gave me some painkiller pills for the pain and some sleeping pill so i can sleep.. it was 11pm when i tried to get some sleep. and then 1 am i woke up feeling a tight pressure in my back and in my pelvis and i knew there were real contractions and finally they got so close and strong and also they are so painful..so then the nurse checked me and i was already 7cm.. i called my husband it was already 5am.. he came and he was tired.. i was all the time in pain and the contractions are getting closer and painful , i was moaning as much as i can.. but i just couldnt help the contractions anymore and even though i swore not to take painkillers but then they were so painful that i asked for epidural but since i was already 7cm they recommended me other painkillers.. it was injected in my back.. quite painful but then it was worth.. and finally i was 9cm.. they started preparing everything.. and then finally the contractions got so stronger.. the nurse checked and i was already 10cm and ready to push.. and so i did.. it took a long time really to push him out.. i think it took about 35 minutes of pushing and finally he came out.. My husband was crying so much that i haven't seen him cry that much before.. It was an emotional moment for him. and even though before he said he didnt want to cut the cord (he's just so sensitive about these bloody stuff etc..) but he finally did.. it was The happiest day of our lives,, Born on the same birthday of my husband's sister (January 14 8.50am). I gave my husband his very first born son. Paolo Zacharia Rod , He is 8.6LBS and 20 inches. :) he is gonna change our lives for the better :)
I am due on Thursday (January 15,2009) . I am really so huge now and considering how petite i am and it is so strange to see myself with such a big pregnant tummy. I honestly am getting very anxious, impatient and tired. I keep trying to induce naturally with the help of my hubby but the baby is so stubborn. I just wish i can give birth as fast as possible because i am honestly getting tired to be huge and walking like a penguin. So anyways wish me luck guys! Hopefully it won't take another 2 weeks of waiting ..
I am 33 weeks pregnant and this is my husband's first born child. Of course he is so excited about it. who wouldn't?? Anyways, You know how the father to be when they think they know better than you do about pregnancy considering the fact that that's the only way to make themselves feel involve with our pregnant state.. This isn't my first child and I've had 2 with my first marriage.. So basically my present husband doesn't have any idea about how a pregnant woman feels, react etc.. I was born in a tropical island and he lives all his life here in Finland. As you all know, it's so cold here in the winter time. Anyways the reason why i had a fight with my husband just because he insisted i should wear these heavy winter boots.. You know how it feels like when you are in your third trimester and you are heavily pregnant and then if you start wearing heavy boots , your legs can get swollen ( considering they feel swollen already). So HE STILL KEEP INSISTING, He said that those boots are right for this weather. i have other boots that are light weight though.. anyways i kinda got carried away about it and so i cried (you know how sensitive we pregnant women are!).. he apologized though and said he will buy me better boots that are lightweight and said that i shouldn't worry about anything.. Well it went well and finally he kissed me and hugged me! i like being pregnant sometimes hehe we always get what we want, don't we??? you do agree with me about wearing those heavy winter boots when pregnant, right?? they are as heavy as huge rocks!
I am due on January 15, 2009 and i can give birth anytime..i was wondering for other experience moms what they brought with them in the hospital. And if there are some other necessary things to take with you to the hospital when you are in labor. any suggestions???
I am 33 weeks pregnant and so far my pregnancy is going well without any problems and i'm due on january 15, 2009. I am living in Finland for 2 years and haven't seen my family for a long time because some of the live in different countries. My home country is Philippines. My sister is getting married on March 28, 2009 and it is very important gathering for us family to be together for this very important occassion.. so my plan is to go to Philippines on march 18, 2009 and take my 2 month old baby (if i happened to give birth on my due date) with me to travel in the plane and stay in Philippines for 3 weeks max then come back again to Finland. I can't of course leave my baby here because i will be breastfeeding him and also i would miss him very much.. I have talked to my nurse about it (she's the one whos checking my pregnancy health every 2 weeks) and she said that it is okay to travel with the 2 month old baby as long as he has his vaccines.. My in laws are so against it of me going there with the baby because they said it's too young to travel that far.. The same thing they are worrying about how we have 3 big dogs and now we are expecting a baby.. It is really kinda frustrating because I really miss my family and it has been 3 years that i haven't seen them.. My husband is so supportive of me though and told them that they should give me a chance to see my family because i haven't seen them for so long.. I understand that they are just worried about the baby getting sick or something. I remember when i was in philippines and had my daughter in another city, after she was 3 weeks old i travelled by bus from that city to my city which was 8 hours of bus ride.. I just covered her in a way that she will be protected very well and somehow it worked and she didn't get sick at all, in fact she was already so good with travelling that i never heard her complain at all. So that's why i am asking all the moms opinions about this.. did you ever travel in another country with a very young baby?? and you think it is safe as long as the baby is well enough to travel and have completed his vaccinations??? I really need help!!! please post your opinion about it.. thanks!
The Good Side and the Bad Side of Breast feeding your baby..
by: sweet_petite_mom
I would like to share my opinions to the other mom whether you decide what is best for your newborn baby. I've had 2 kids myself and both were formula-fed and breast-fed. I had a daughter and my parents decided that i should just formula feed the baby and so i guess i thought it would be best like that.. but the ever since i have been doing it, she always had problems like diarrhea and once even hospitalized because of dehydration.. We even bought her the most expensive formula milk we can find but still it wasn't worth it.. there was no turning back anymore because i have lost all my breastmilk...but i prayed so hard that hopefully she gets better.. she did but she get sick very often.. Then came my little son.. I decided to try breastfeeding and of course, it turned out really well.. So the good side of breastfeeding is that I easily get back to shape before i got pregnant. He never had any diarrhea or any complications and supposedly it's really good for your child and his/her development. Every good benefits can find in breastfeeding your baby. With breastfeeding, you can get a closer with your baby and the bonding experience is nothing to compared to formula feeding. Not only that you can save alot of money because formula milk are so expensive so it's another add on to your tight budget. Breast feeding can also burns alot of calories and shrinks your uterus back to shape.It has all the antibodies that your baby needs. The father can always help feed the baby. You have to get a breastpump and pump your milk out and put it in the bottle and he can do it himself.. breastmilk can stay fresh in room temperature for 10 hours, and putting it inside the refrigerator can last up to 8 days and if you wanna deep freeze it, it can last up to 6 months.There are lots of good side of breastfeeding which can benefit not only for your child's health but also for your own health. Now that i have discussed the good side of breastfeeding, there's also some bad side that you want to know about it. One, is that breastmilk can easily digest so you have to wake up every 2 hours (depends on the baby) to feed the baby. Two, The more the baby gets used to your milk the more he/she likely to refuse to take any other milk coz the baby can always tell if the mother is close by.. so basically you can't go out for a long time as you want but of course, you can always pump some milk for the baby but sometimes the baby can always tell whether it is some other nipple or it's mom's nipple.. So there are babies who refuse to drink if it's not mommy's nipple. and the last but not least.. when you are breastfeeding, your nipples will likely to get hard when its full and will leak through your dress..You can always solve that problem though by buying a good silicone made nipple pads (trust me it is better than cotton made pads or disposable ones). So you better decide which one is a better option for you before the baby comes. and it is always better to be prepared for it.. but i do prefer breastfeeding.. its only little bad side of it that it is worth to experience rather than alot of complications that you can get for formula feeding.. always remember, BREAST FEEDING IS ALWAYS BEST FOR YOUR BABY (up to 2 years)!!!
I am 22 years old. I have been so sure about my fertility when i had 2 kids from my first marriage. I had a boy and a girl. but the marriage didn't work out just because of a third party. My ex husband was a soldier and found out that he made a 16 year old pregnant. I was 14 years old when i had my daughter and then i was 16 when i had my son. I was very young and very naive. I didn't listen to my parents because i thought what i was feeling for this man was for real and is forever. but i guess i was wrong. Turns out that he got another woman pregnant. I couldn't face it so i left. He didn't let me have my children, thinking that he might get back running after him. But as much it hurts. i had to face the truth that i didn't have any job to support my children. So I agreed thinking that i am going to get them back. My family disowned me after i decided to be with this man. My world was in a mess but i had to find a job in an internet cafe. then i began looking up through people in the online dating services and then i met the love of my life. He might be way to older than me but like they said, "age doesn't matter". I was so fed up with younger men that i thought i was better off with men who are older and into settling down. He is 1 year older than my father but it has never been like that. He makes me happy and feel complete. He respects me and believes in me. We met in person then we fell in love for the first time. And then i decided to move to another country just to be with him. Then after some months we have been living together. we have tried to conceive a baby. after so many months of trying. I was still not pregnant. He never had any kids before and already he claimed that he had a low sperm count. so we decided to take fertility treatments. It was a very frustrating experience for me. All the money spent, the time injecting my self with hormone stuff that i felt so battered. But i held on and hoping to God that we will be able to have our own baby and so i would be able to share this wonderful experience to this man that i love that he has never felt before. After the months of fertility treatments, consultations, ultrasound scans, and finally the egg retrieval was scheduled. we waited for a couple of days then received a call that they have collected 15 eggs from me but only 5 eggs were fertilized. It was better than nothing i guess. Then came the fresh embryo transfer (FET). So after that we were so excited about it. we had to wait 14 days to be able to check out if we were pregnant or not. I had lots of difficulties that moment. I didn't take it easy though but i wasn't doing any hard stuff. then 3 days before we were supposed to take the pregnancy test. I had some mild spotting. I was worried that i had to call the doctor immediately if this normal. they said it can be implantation bleeding. So i had to take it that it was like that. I was all the time praying and hoping that i am pregnant and all the time thinking that it is gonna happen. then the 14th day arrive. I woke up so early to ensure that i have enough HCG in my urine. I was excited and praying and hoping... Sadly, It was only one line meaning. It was negative. I still couldn't believe it myself. but i was frustrated and i was thinking over and over again to myself that it can't be happening to me! I am supposed to be so fertile and i don't have any problems at all of getting pregnant. It was so easier to get pregnant back then that i was avoiding it before and now i wanted it so much i couldn't have it. I couldn't tell the man that i love.. but he has to know. He was just taking it like "oh well" . He had tried this before and it never worked for him. In the next day i got my heavy period which even put me in so much stress that i was blaming myself all the time. I was crying so much and thinking what i had done wrong that i couldn't get pregnant. Months past.. we finally decided to take a break but i was so keen to do it again because this was very important to me. We had 4 embryos left frozen. I had to get on a train for 600kms just to go to that fertility clinic. and it always ended up that the time for frozen embryo transfer was on weekends.. still trying to keep on achieving this goal as much as i can. April 2008. Finally the dates were exactly the right moment. I had to travel by train to get there and stayed for a month. Finally, i had my frozen embryo transfer appointment. I tried to calm myself down. not being too excited about it. Even though i had to go through it alone. I did manage to. So after so many days of waiting, i tried to keep myself from thinking about the whole procedure and enjoy life as it is.. then the 14th day came.. i wasn't so sure if i wanted to take the pregnancy test so i waited for another day.. next day came.. I went to the bathroom.. sat on the the toilet and opened one pack of pregnancy test. and then peed on it.. i held my breath, thinking..."must be negative again!".. then i closed my eyes and waited.. and waited.... then opened them.. i saw TWO LINES! i was pregnant! i was so excited that i called the love of my life immediately.. he couldn't even believe it himself. we were so happy... months past now... after so many ultrasounds and check ups... It was quite an experience for me but i am happy of the result. I AM 26 WEEKS PREGNANT NOW! and i'm due on January 15,2009. I am really hoping for the best. We are expecting a BOY!
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