Hi! Aren't you amazed that I have posted twice in one week? I certainly am. So yes, I am pregnant. I honestly doubted whether I would again. Aidan's labor was the worst event in my life and I swore I would never go through that again. Buuuuttt....have you ever had the feeling that your family was just not complete yet? Well, that nagged at me for a while so about 14 months ago we decided to stop birth control and see what happend. Well, we waited, and waited, and waited. When several months had come and gone without success I wasn't that worried but started getting a little apprehensive. Aidan is already four, and at this time he was three, and I didn't want my kids so far apart. I obviously had no control over this so it was very frustrating.
Then in Feb. of this year I learned I needed to have foot surgery. How was I supposed to get pregnant if I had surgery and on ibuprofen for a long time? And then Nathan had knee surgery so honestly, how were two gimpies supposed to find time, energy, and , uh, ways to continue our endeavor? I was given an answer in a sweet calming way saying that I was supposed to have the surgery first and then I was supposed to get pregnant.
Okay, I could handle that. So I had the foot surgery, Nate had his knee surgery; I weaned myself off the massive doses of anti-inflammatory drugs and thought that I would surely get pregnant. Nope. nada. nothing.
I was nearing the one whole year mark of trying monthly, calculating cycles, etc. without success. I conceived fairly quickly with the two boys so I was more than a little stumped. The end of July was to be the one year anniversary of our babymaking adventure. It also marked the date when I was going to have to make a doctor appointment to see why I wasn't getting pregnant.
Camden's birthday is Aug. 1st and Nate went to Minneapolis that weekend for a conference for school. I went to my in-laws house that weekend while he was away. The day before we left was the day I was supposed to start my cycle. I actually wanted to know what to pack, supplies, etc. or not so I called my friend Misti to see if she had an extra prego test. *(She was pregnant herself by this time so I figured she might have extras)
Sure enough, within seconds, I was positive!!! I was in shock. I couldn't believe it! I think I kept that pee stick for five days just to confirm to myself that I was in fact pregnant. Aaannnnddd, of course Nathan wasn't home and couldn't talk on the phone because he was surrounded by people and didn't want anyone to know. So he found out via text message and responded in kind. Very anti-climactic for me. Then I had to go to my in-laws and act like everything was normal. It was torture! :)
So, fast forward to now. I am almost 14 weeks pregnant. Not sick, since I remembered that prenatal vitamins poison me when I'm pregnant and as soon as I stopped taking them I was fine. My due date is April 4th, which is great but we also are supposed to be moving that week since Nate is graduating the week before...yeah. Not the best timing but I had no say in it. I'm kind of sad that this baby and Aidan will be 4 1/2 years apart but in some ways that will be easier too because the boys will be so independent and in school.
I'm still crazy scared about the delivery and would welcome any advice/suggestions/words of comfort all you mommies have. Basically my epidural didn't work, though no one believed me, there were a million different people in the room, the tail bone pressure literally drove me crazy with pain and Aidan was 9lbs. and 23 inches long. so yeah. I don't want a repeat performance.
Thanks for all of your well wishes and happiness for us. I really appreciate it!
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Congrats Lem!! I'm so excited for you guys!! I can totally relate with the epidural thing. This time around it only half worked, so my legs were numb, but my uterus wasn't. Sucked big toe. I'm totally counting it as a natural labor! Luckily, they gave me a massive dose that worked for the last half hour and the 2 pushes it took to get Levi out. The 3rd pretty much falls out ;-). (I have 9 pounders too). Sorry, this probably isn't helping your anxiety. Does it help if I say I am willing to do it again in a few years? Just tell yourself that it is only one day, and that your body already knows what to do. This recovery has been a breeze, and this baby is a dream (as I hear most 3rd children are). You will do fine and everything will go smoothly!! Love you!!
@ Sheila - you can't claim a natural childbirth - you can claim TOUGHER than that! I have had my 4 babies naturally, but it was by choice and I was planning on the discomfort of it all, and I could get up and change position. I imagine that a "failed epidural" is like being tied down and tortured. So, pat yourselves on the back. ladies. You have endured something truly difficult! Now, go out there and have a natural birth and be prepared and it will seem like a breeze compared to what you went through! :)
Emily, with Madie I was trying the hypnobabies program. I didn't get to use it cause I ended up with another c-section, and for some reason they won't let you try one of those without anesthetic(lol)...so I sent the program on to Red. She ended up choosing a c-section too. So if you want to try it, I'll tell her to send it to you. Its all very calming and confidence building and it teaches you how to hypnotize yourself...so that you can use that for pain management. Obviously you can still choose an epidural on top of that, but it just gives you another tool to have on board. I have seen a lady use this program, and it was amazing... Also the tail bone pressure sounds like a possible issue of Aiden not being positioned quiet right....there are exercises you can do to help them get into the optimal position, check out spinningbabies.com Anyway Congartulations I am so happy for you and really really hoping you get a little g. i. r. l. so if you want to stop at three you can. Love ya!!! Hey call me sometime.
YAY FOR YOU!!! I am SO HAPPY! May a little female grace your family...if you so desire! ( "
Oh I did hypno-birthing too..fan-freakin-tastic. But you have to practice it every day for the rest of your pregnancy. Baby 3 I thought I could just pick it up again, and yah, that didn't work so well.
CONGRATSSSS!! Did you know I"m pretty darn excited for you!
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